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And Your Name Is …
Now that you can introduce yourself with je m’appelle, let’s look at how to introduce other people.
tu t’appelles | your name is … (familiar) |
vous vous appelez | your name is … (polite) |
These expressions literally mean you are called, but the more natural translation in English is your name is …
Tu t’appelles Jean. | Your name is Jean. |
Vous vous appelez Marie. | Your name is Marie. |
Notice the similarity to Comment t’appelles-tu ? and Comment vous appelez vous ? (What’s your name?) They are, in fact, the same phrases, just re-ordered to form a question. We'll come back to questions a bit later.
Finally, you've also learned two ways to introduce someone to another person in a familiar or formal manner. Note that the second option can also be used when introducing someone to a group of people.
Je te présente . . . | Let me introduce… (familiar) |
Je vous présente . . . | Let me introduce… (polite/plural) |