curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/es-a1-practice-personal-details-in-action/695fea6173bbffcaa3ffc36d.md
There are two common ways to ask for someone's name in Spanish.
Both are used in everyday Spanish and mean the same thing. They're just structured differently.
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
Which of the following questions is similar to what you hear in the audio?
¿Cuál es tu nombre?
¿Dónde vives?
This question asks where someone lives.
¿Cuál es tu apellido?
This asks for someone's last name.
¿Tienes apodo?
This asks if someone has a nickname.
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Esteban says ¿Cómo te llamas?. This is one of the most common ways to ask for someone's name in Spanish. Another very common question with the same meaning is:
¿Cuál es tu nombre?
Both questions are used in everyday Spanish to ask for a person's name. They are simply structured differently:
¿Cómo te llamas? uses the verb llamarse (to be called).¿Cuál es tu nombre? asks directly for the name as a noun.In this task, the correct answer is the option that asks for someone's name.
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