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"Please" is an interjection which is often translated as "por favor", and "What's your name?" is a phrase which is often translated as "¿Cómo te llamas?". Learn more about the difference between "please" and "What's your name?" below.
please(
pliz
)An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
a. por Dios
Could you just stop talking for a second, please!¡Por Dios! ¿Puedes dejar de hablar por un momento?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to prefer)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to satisfy)
a. complacer
You're constantly trying to please people. Don't you get tired of it?Siempre estás intentando complacer a la gente. ¿No te cansas?
What's your name?(
wuhts
yor
neym
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. ¿Cómo te llamas? (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Hi, my name's Gustavo. What's your name?Hola, me llamo Gustavo. ¿Cómo te llamas?
b. ¿Cuál es tu nombre? (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Sorry, I wasn't here when everybody introduced themselves. What's your name?Perdón, no estaba cuando todos se presentaron. ¿Cuál es tu nombre?
c. ¿Cómo se llama? (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Have we met before? What's your name?¿Ya nos conocemos? ¿Cómo se llama?
d. ¿Cuál es su nombre? (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Hello! You must be the new employee. What's your name?¡Hola! Debe ser el nuevo empleado. ¿Cuál es su nombre?
