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Introducing yourself

In your profile you wrote a short text about yourself. When you introduce yourself, however, you speak or write to someone directly: the group in your language course, your new boss, your host family. You need the same details – but with a greeting, the right form of address and a friendly closing.

How to introduce yourself

1. Greeting: Hola. or Buenos días. 2. Name: Me llamo Tom. or Soy Tom. 3. Origin and home: Soy de Alemania, pero vivo en Madrid. 4. Age, job or studies: Tengo treinta años. Soy profesor. 5. Something you like: Me gusta la música. 6. Closing: Mucho gusto. or, in a message, ¡Hasta pronto!

The right form of address

In a language course or among young people you say Hola and ask back with ¿Y tú? With your new boss or older people, Buenos días and ¿Y usted? are more polite. You respond to an introduction with Mucho gusto. – or Encantado. / Encantada.

Typical mistakes

The name follows me llamo directly: Me llamo Tom. – not "me llamo es Tom". You give your age with tener: Tengo treinta años. – not "soy treinta años". And you don't need yo in every sentence.

Examples

  • Hola, me llamo Tom. Soy de Alemania. ¿Y tú?
  • Buenos días. Me llamo Tom Becker. ¿Y usted?
  • Tengo treinta años y soy profesor.

Exercises

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Exercise 1 of 4

In class or with the boss?

Choose the right greeting, return question and reaction.

En la clase de español:
— , me llamo Tom. Soy de Alemania. ¿?
En el trabajo, con la nueva jefa:
— . Me llamo Tom Becker. ¿?
— Soy Carmen Ruiz.
—
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Exercise 2 of 4

Laura's introduction

Put Laura's introduction in the right order.

Laura introduces herself to the group on the first day of the course. Look out for aquí and después del trabajo.

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Exercise 3 of 4

Two typical mistakes

Correct the two mistakes in Tom's sentence.

Me llamo es Tom y soy treinta años.

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Exercise 4 of 4

A message to the host family

Julia introduces herself to her host family. Write the four sentences. The greeting and the closing are already there.

Julia is 22 years old and German, from Berlin. She is a student and is learning Spanish. She likes music and enjoys cooking.
Hola, familia García:
Name and age (with y):
Nationality and city:
Studies (with y):
What she likes (with y):
¡Hasta pronto! Julia