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"What's Your Name?" in Tagalog
Ano ang pangalan mo?
Combine the first two words in conversation.
Anong pangalan mo?
What's your name? (casual)
Do NOT use when addressing an older person.
Ano po ang pangalan n'yo?
Combine the second and third words in conversation.
Ano pong pangalan n'yo?
What's your name? (polite)
This second-person plural form is the most common way of
asking the name of someone older than you.
n'yo is an abbreviation of ninyo.
Ano po ang pangalan nila?
What's your name? (very formal)
This third-person plural form is an extremely polite version.
Not common; might create confusion.
Ang pangalan ko ay _________.
My name is __________.
- this is grammatically correct, but not common
Ako si ________.
I am _________.
- the more common way of giving one's name
Ako po si ________.
I am _________.
- use with people older than you
Ako si Tom.
I'm Tom. (casual)
Ako po si Tom.
I'm Tom. (polite)
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Anong pangalan niya?
What's his name?
= What's her name?
Anong pangalan ng ate mo?
What's the name of your older sister?
Anong pangalan ng kuya mo?
What's the name of your older brother?
Anong pangalan ng kapatid mo?
What's the name of your younger sibling?
= What's the name of your younger brother?
= What's the name of your younger sister?
Nakuha mo ba ang pangalan niya?
Were you able to get his/her name?
Hindi ko alam kung ano ang pangalan niya.
I don't know what his/her name is.
Bakit hindi mo kinuha ang pangalan niya?
Why didn't you get his/her name?
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