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Old October 08, 2010, 12:39 AM
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(Ella) se llama Feliz.
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Old October 08, 2010, 01:31 AM
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@JPablo, Gracias, I need that--
De nada, ¡un placer!

(I meant to ask you your real name, too, besides the nice Avatar and your forum name, Feliz...) Pero está bien...

Me alegro de que te alegrara...
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Old October 08, 2010, 04:51 AM
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Hi Feliz

Most comon one (as stated):
¿Como te llamas? OK for all spanish countries. not formal, because you use tú.
¿cómo te llamas tú? same as above, but we use to skip the tu
¿Cómo se llama usted? The same, but more formal, because you use usted. Normal usage to speak with an stranger in all spanish world.
¿Cómo se llama? same as above, not very used because we like to denote "usted", as respect.

¿Cuál es tu nombre? This is a little more elaborate, an denotes a little high level. But usually it's not used with tu, because is not so formal. A normal usage:
You're with a friend, but you only know the first name. If you want the full name, in order, for example, to write a letter, you can ask
¿Cuál es tu nombre? or ¿cuál es tu nombre completo?
other way is when you know him with an informal name (lets say Sam) and you want to know if he's Sam, Samuel, or something else...

¿Cuál es su nombre? The formal way to ask for the name of a stranger. It denotes no friendship, because it's usted. Not used in everydayspeech.


a very very formal (only for epoch films)
¿podría decirme con quién hablo, por favor?

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Hi, sosia, well, here is the final product of our work-effort (hermit, Angelica, you, JPablo, irmamar, and me). Please edit if necessary. You have been very helpful with your examples of real-life situations.

What is your name?


¿Cómo se llama? (US; not respectful in Spain without usted)


¿Cómo se llama usted? (US; Mexico; Spain) formal


¿Cuál es su nombre? (US; Spain) formal


¿Cuál es tu nombre? (US; Spain (semi-formally ¿Cuál es tu nombre? ¿Cuál es tu nombre completo?)


¿Cómo te llamas? (ok in all Spanish countries) informal tú


¿Podría decirme con quién hablo, por favor? (Spain, very formal, only for epoch films) :>)




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(Ella) se llama Feliz.
Hi, irmamar. Thanks. I guess that I got a little confused about the role of our user names/online personas. With that in mind, it was very funny.

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De nada, ¡un placer!

(I meant to ask you your real name, too, besides the nice Avatar and your forum name, Feliz...) Pero está bien...

Me alegro de que te alegrara...
Hi, JPablo. Thanks for using, thereby confirming, the use of "¿Cómo te llamas?" in California. I believe the correct response to "¿Cómo te llamas?" is Me llamo Feliz.. There might be other responses as well. About the avatar, I created about a half dozen of them, and the one that is there now seems to be the best of the lot for these forums. Paint programs are challenging and a lot of fun.
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Old October 08, 2010, 12:14 PM
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Gracias, Feliz, por las aclaraciones.
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only a little detail...
Cómo se llama? (US; not respectful in Spain without usted) is the same as
¿Cómo se llama usted? (US; Mexico; Spain) formal. We only skip the usted.
So really:
¿Cómo se llama? (US; México, Spain) respectful
¿Cómo se llama usted? (US; Mexico; Spain) a bit more respectful, because you take the time to say "usted", and are not lazy to skip it. But really is the same.

it's like adressing to a gentleman
How are you? and How are you sir? Both are the same....

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only a little detail...
Cómo se llama? (US; not respectful in Spain without usted) is the same as
¿Cómo se llama usted? (US; Mexico; Spain) formal. We only skip the usted.
So really:
¿Cómo se llama? (US; México, Spain) respectful
¿Cómo se llama usted? (US; Mexico; Spain) a bit more respectful, because you take the time to say "usted", and are not lazy to skip it. But really is the same.

it's like adressing to a gentleman
How are you? and How are you sir? Both are the same....

Saludos
Gracias, otra vez, sosia. Éstos son los cambiós. Es perfecto ahora.

What is your name?


¿Cómo se llama? (US; Mexico; Spain) respectful


¿Cómo se llama usted? (US; Mexico; Spain) formal, and even more respectful


¿Cuál es su nombre? (US; Spain) formal


¿Cuál es tu nombre? (US; Spain (semi-formally ¿Cuál es tu nombre? ¿Cuál es tu nombre completo?)


¿Cómo te llamas? (ok in all Spanish-speaking countries, including Nova Scotia ) informal tú


¿Podría decirme con quién hablo, por favor? (Spain, very formal, only for epoch films) :>)


Saludos
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Old October 10, 2010, 12:42 PM
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Gracias, otra vez, sosia. Éstos son los cambiós. Es perfecto ahora.

What is your name?


¿Cómo se llama? (US; Mexico; Spain) respectful


¿Cómo se llama usted? (US; Mexico; Spain) formal, and even more respectful


¿Cuál es su nombre? (US; Spain) formal


¿Cuál es tu nombre? (US; Spain (semi-formally ¿Cuál es tu nombre? ¿Cuál es tu nombre completo?)


¿Cómo te llamas? (ok in all Spanish countries) informal tú


¿Podría decirme con quién hablo, por favor? (Spain, very formal, only for epoch films) :>)


Saludos
The last ones isn't very used, but anyway that phrase is more respectful.
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Yes, its perfect
Gracias por tu ayuda. Estoy feliz que me pidió.

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The last ones isn't very used, but anyway that phrase is more respectful.
Gracias por la confirmación desde México. Feliz de saber que.
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