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"Cómo se llama él" is a form of "cómo se llama él", a phrase which is often translated as "what his name is". "Ella" is a pronoun which is often translated as "she". Learn more about the difference between "cómo se llama él" and "ella" below.
cómo se llama él(
koh
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moh
seh
yah
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mah
ehl
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. what his name is
Mi vecina Charo vive con su novio, pero no sé cómo se llama él.My neighbor Charo lives with her boyfriend, but I don't know what his name is.
ella(
eh
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yah
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
c. it (things or animals)
Esa es mi casa. Detrás de ella hay un garaje.That's my house. Behind it, there's a garage.
