How to Introduce Yourself - Examples and Variation

Master how to introduce yourself with the key pattern

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Let's look at some more examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Piacere, sono Paolo Parisi.

Piacere, sono Mark Lee.

Piacere, sono Karen Lee.

Piacere, sono Felice Angelini.

Piacere, mi chiamo Rosa Romano.

Did you notice how the last speaker uses a different pattern?

She says,

Mi chiamo Rosa Romano. My name is Rosa Romano. Mi chiamo Rosa Romano.

This pattern uses the phrase, Mi chiamo, which literally means "I myself call" but translates as "My name is." Mi chiamo. Mi chiamo.

First is mi, meaning "me." Mi. Mi.

After this is chiamo, meaning "I call." Chiamo. Chiamo.

Note: chiamo is the shortened form of io chiamo. In Italian, io, I, is usually omitted.

Chiamo is from the verb, chiamare. "To call." Chiamare.

Next is the name Rosa Romano. "Rosa Romano." Rosa Romano. Rosa Romano.

All together, Mi chiamo Rosa Romano. Literally, "Myself I call Rosa Romano." But it translates as "My name is Rosa Romano." Mi chiamo Rosa Romano.

The pattern is

Mi chiamo {NAME}.

My name is {NAME}.

Mi chiamo {NAME}.

You should be aware of this pattern, but for this lesson, we'll use the pattern

Sono {NAME}.

I'm {NAME}.

Sono {NAME}

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