What is your name?

Vocabulário

• naamname
• mijnmy
• jouwyour (informal)
• uwyour (formal)
• ikI
• jijyou (informal)
• hijhe
• zijshe
• wijwe
• komen uitto come from
• hetento be called
• wiewho

Expressões

• Hoe heet je?Asking someone's name (informal)
• Ik heet...Saying your name
• Wat is uw naam?Asking someone's name (formal)
• Waar kom je vandaan?Asking where someone is from
• Ik kom uit...Saying where you are from
• Wie is dat?Asking who someone is

Erros frequentes

• ✗Wat is je naam?
  ✓Hoe heet je?

  While not grammatically wrong, Dutch people naturally say "Hoe heet je?" (How are you called?) rather than "Wat is je naam?".

• ✗Ik heet uit Nederland
  ✓Ik kom uit Nederland

  "Heten" means to be called (for names). For origin, use "komen uit" (to come from).

• ✗Mijn naam ben Anna
  ✓Mijn naam is Anna

  "Naam" (name) is third person, so it takes "is", not "ben". "Ben" is only for "ik".

• ✗Hij heten Jan
  ✓Hij heet Jan

  The verb "heten" conjugates to "heet" for hij/zij. Don't use the infinitive form.

• ✗Ik kom van Nederland
  ✓Ik kom uit Nederland

  For countries, use "uit" (from/out of), not "van". "Van" is for other contexts.

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