Introduce Yourself in Spanish
Vocabulary
Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!
Greetings/Farewells
Spanish Accents
Some Spanish words, such as adiós, have a written accent. If you leave out the accent when writing these words, it'd be like writing the English word I'm without the apostrophe (Im) - it wouldn't make sense!
Professions/Occupations
Gender Tip
Remember that all Spanish nouns are either masculine or feminine.
• Profesor is a masculine noun used to talk about men.
• Profesora is a feminine noun used to talk about women.
• Estudiante is both masculine and feminine and can be used to talk about men or women.
Country Names
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Argentina |
| Canadá | Canada |
| España | Spain |
| Estados Unidos | United States |
| México | Mexico |
| Reino Unido | United Kingdom |
Spanish Capitalization
Just like in English, country names in Spanish begin with a capital letter!
Verbs
In these lessons, you learn how to use the verbs llamarse(literally, to call oneself) to talk about names and ser(to be) to talk about professions and where someone is from. Let's review the conjugations you learned!
Llamarse
Ser
Spanish Subject Pronouns
Subject pronouns like yo(I) and tú(you) are often not used before a conjugated verb in Spanish. In other words, most of the time Spanish speakers will simply say me llamo instead of yo me llamo.
Other Useful Words
Here are some other useful words from these lessons!
Phrases
Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | What's your name? |
| ¿De dónde eres? | Where are you from? |
| ¿A qué te dedicas? | What do you do? |
| ¿Y tú? | And you? |
| Mucho gusto. | Nice to meet you. |
| Yo también. | Me too. |
Spanish Punctuation
Spanish questions begin and end with a question mark.
¿Cómo te llamas? Cómo te llamas?Pronunciation
In these lessons, you learn some words containing yand ll. Let's talk about how to pronounce the ll in Spanish and the y in Spanish!
Pronunciation of Ll
The Spanish ll is often pronounced like the y in the English word yes, though you may hear some native speakers pronounce it more or less like the j in the English word judge or the sh in the English word show. Click on the words in the table below to listen to the pronunciation of the ll in Spanish!
Pronunciation of Y
- In words like yo, y is considered a consonant and is usually pronounced the same way as ll. In other words, most Spanish speakers pronounce the y and the ll in yo me llamo using the same sound.
- When y comes at the end of a word like soy, it is considered a vowel and is pronounced like the e in the English word me.
- When y is used on its own as a conjunction meaning and, it is also pronounced like the e in the English word me.
Click on the words in the table below to listen to the pronunciation of the y in Spanish!
Quiz Yourself!
Want more practice with the vocabulary you learned in these lessons? Click here!
Spanish Conversation
Let's take a look at an example of a Spanish conversation using the above words and phrases!
Want to learn more about how to introduce yourself in Spanish? Check out the following articles!
• The Difference between "¿Como Te Llamas?" and ¿Cómo Se Llama?"
