💬 Communication ★ Core Say it yourself

Personal information and introductions

Ask for and give basic information about identity, origin, residence, languages and contact details.

Build a short self-introduction from memorised frames, then answer predictable follow-up questions.

Patterns to reuse
Me llamo… / Soy…
My name is… / I am…
meh YAH-moh
Soy de… pero vivo en…
I am from… but I live in…
soy deh PEH-roh BEE-boh ehn
¿De dónde eres? / ¿Dónde vives?
Where are you from? / Where do you live?
deh DOHN-deh EH-rehs
¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono/correo electrónico?
What is your phone number/email?
kwahl ehs too NOO-meh-roh deh teh-LEH-foh-noh
Watch out for
Soy de Manchester but vivo Manchester.
Vivo en Manchester.

Vivir needs en before a place.

Mi llamo Alex.
Me llamo Alex.

Llamarse uses the reflexive pronoun me.

Me llamo Alex y soy de Inglaterra.
My name is Alex and I am from England.
meh YAH-moh ah-LEHKS ee soy deh een-glah-TEH-rrah
Vivo cerca de Manchester.
I live near Manchester.
BEE-boh THEHR-kah deh mahn-chehs-TEHR
Hablo inglés y un poco de español.
I speak English and a little Spanish.
AH-bloh een-GLEHS ee oon POH-koh deh ehs-pah-NYOHL
¿A qué te dedicas?
What do you do?
ah keh teh deh-DEE-kahs
Useful Verbs
llamarseservivirhablartrabajarestudiartener
Answer frame

Me llamo __. Soy de __. Vivo en __. Trabajo en __. Hablo __.

Try it out loud
production
Introduce yourself in five sentences.
What to include

Include name, origin, home, work/study and languages.

interview
Ask another learner four personal-information questions.
What to include

Use cómo, de dónde, dónde and qué.

listening
Spell an email address aloud, including arroba and punto.
What to include

Say each letter clearly.

Happy with all of this?
  • I can give a 30-second introduction without notes.
  • I can understand and answer five common personal questions.

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