Welcome to my blog, where today we’re going to learn some of the most basic and commonly used phrases in the Spanish language for introducing yourself. Knowing how to introduce yourself in Spanish can be very useful if you travel to a Spanish-speaking country and make new friends. In this article we’ll learn simple questions and answers, the nationalities and some cultural aspects, and at the end you’ll be able to practice with exercises. This guide will provide you with the tools you need to confidently introduce yourself in Spanish. Let’s get started.
How to introduce yourself in Spanish
VOCABULARY
Hola / Hello
¿Cómo te llamas? / What is your name?
Me llamo… / My name is…
¿Y tú? / and you?
Me llamo Teresa / My name is Teresa…
¿De dónde eres? / Where are you from?
Soy de Colombia / I’m from Colombia*
Soy española / I’m Spanish*
Encantada / Nice to meet you
Igualmente / Equally, nice to meet you too
How to introduce yourself in Spanish
The nationality
* To express «where are you from» you can use two structures:
SOY DE + COUNTRY (país): Soy de Colombia
SOY + NATIONALITY (nacionalidad): Soy colombiana
While in English the nationalities are written with capital letters, in Spanish they remain with small letters.
In Spanish, there are two genders: masculine and feminine. When we are saying where somebody or something is from, their nationality will vary according to whether they are male or female.
| PAÍS | MASCULINO | FEMENINO |
| Alemania | alemán | alemana |
| Argentina | argentino | argentina |
| Brasil | brasileño | brasileña |
| Canadá | canadiense | canadiense |
| Chile | chileno | chilena |
| Colombia | colombiano | colombiana |
| España | español | española |
| Estados Unidos | estadounidense | estadounidense |
| Inglaterra | inglés | inglesa |
| Japón | japonés | japonesa |
| México | mexicano | mexicana |
| Israel | israelí | israelí |
There are different endings when talking about nationalities.
Nationalities ending in -o in the masculine changes to -a for the feminine.
Nationalities ending in -a, -e or -í in the masculine do not change for the feminine.
Nationalities ending in a consonant in the masculine, add -a for the feminine. If there is an accent on the final vowel in the masculine, they lose this in the feminine.
How to introduce yourself in Spanish
CULTURAL ASPECT
In Spain, when two women show up, they usually give each other two kisses on the cheeks. The men shake hands, and a man and a woman give each other two kisses on the cheeks as well.
How to introduce yourself in Spanish
INTERACTIVE EXERCISES
EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
This is all! I hope you have enjoyed this article. Do you want to keep practising your Spanish? Learn How to tell the time in Spanish.
