Personal Introduction
ne of the first things we learn when acquiring a foreign language is how to introduce ourselves. In this article, we will see the basic vocabulary to achieve this communicative goal, as well as the most common ways to ask for basic information about another person.
Name.
In Spanish, the most common way to ask for someone’s name and introduce our own is by using the verb ‘llamarse’. Here you can read more about this verb. It is a reflexive verb, so we need to use reflexive pronouns. Let’s see how to ask someone their name and how to respond.
¿Cómo te llamas?
Me llamo Federico.
Age.
In Spanish, the verb ‘tener‘ (to have) is used to express age. Let’s also see how to ask and answer this question.
¿Cuántos años tienes?
Tengo 42 años.
Nationality.
Although there are several ways to ask about a person’s nationality, the most common one in spoken language is by using the verb ‘ser,’ and the most common answer is with the preposition ‘de‘ and the country.
¿De dónde eres?
Soy de Uruguay.
Occupation.
Once again, there are several ways to ask how a person makes a living. The most common and broadest one is by using the verb ‘dedicarse.’ In general, the most common response is formed by using the verb ‘ser‘.
¿A qué te dedicas?
Soy profesor de español.
Languages.
To ask and say which languages a person speaks, we use the verb ‘hablar’.
¿Qué idiomas hablas?
Hablo español, inglés, alemán y francés.
To ask about a specific language, we also use the verb ‘hablar’.
¿Hablas italiano?
No, no hablo italiano.
My basic personal introduction.
Me llamo Federico. Tengo 42 años. Soy de Uruguay. Soy profesor de español. Hablo español, inglés, alemán y francés.
You can practice this topic by creating your own basic personal introduction, as well as creating personal introductions of other people, real or imaginary. This will allow you to practice verb conjugations, numbers, vocabulary of occupations and professions, etc. Thank you for reading!
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