como te chamas

Galician

Galician phrasebook

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Phrase

como te chamas?

what is your name?

Portuguese

Portuguese phrasebook

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Etymology

From como (“how”) +‎ te (“you(rself)”) +‎ chamas (“you call”), literally “How do you call yourself?”. Compare Spanish ¿cómo te llamas? and Galician como te chamas?.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.mu t͡ʃi ˈʃɐ̃.mɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.mu t͡ʃi ˈʃɐ̃.mɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko.mo te ˈʃɐ.mas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈku.mu tɨ ˈʃɐ.mɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈku.mu tɨ ˈt͡ʃa.mɐʃ/

Phrase

como te chamas?

what is your name?
- 1890, Machado de Assis, Como se Inventaram os Almanaques:
  — Como te chamas, linda criatura?
  — What is your name, beautiful creature?.