Hallo! Ich heiße Anna. Wie heißt du?
Hello! My name is Anna. What is your name?
German A1 · Lesson 2/30 · Free
Introducing yourself
In this lesson you will learn to say your name, your origin and where you live.
Lektion 201 · First, listen
Dialogue in context
Listen to the complete conversation and follow the translation.
AnnaHallo! Ich heiße Anna. Wie heißt du?Hello! My name is Anna. What is your name?
02 · Essential phrases
Listen and repeat
Learn each expression as a complete block.
Hallo, Anna! Ich heiße Lukas.
Hello, Anna! My name is Lukas.
Woher kommst du?
Where are you from?
Ich komme aus Brasilien. Und du?
I am from Brazil. And you?
Ich komme aus Deutschland.
I am from Germany.
Ich wohne in São Paulo.
I live in São Paulo.
Wie heißt du?
Wie heißt du? is how you ask someone's name informally. The verb heißen means 'to be called'. The ß is a sharp s: say 'ráist'.
Wie heißen Sie?,
Wie heißt du? is how you ask someone's name informally. The verb heißen means 'to be called'. The ß is a sharp s: say 'ráist'.
03 · Understand the logic
Explanation
Keep the German visible while you listen to the explanation.
Explanation 1
Dialog im Kontext
Notice that they follow a clear order: first the name, then the origin, and finally the city. You can use exactly this sequence when introducing yourself.
Explanation 2
heißen
Wie heißt du? is how you ask someone's name informally. The verb heißen means 'to be called'. The ß is a sharp s: say 'ráist'.
Explanation 3
Anna'
Ich heiße Anna answers 'my name is Anna'. Note that German does not use a reflexive pronoun here: there is no 'me', it's just ich heiße.
Explanation 4
woher
Woher kommst du? asks about origin: 'where are you from?'. The word woher already carries the idea of 'from where', so you don't repeat another 'from'.
04 · Review
Test what you learned
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