como te chamas
Galician
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Phrase
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Etymology
editFrom como (“how”) + te (“you(rself)”) + chamas (“you call”), literally “How do you call yourself?”. Compare Spanish ¿cómo te llamas? and Galician como te chamas?.
Pronunciation
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Phrase
edit- what is your name?
- 1890, Machado de Assis, Como se Inventaram os Almanaques:
- — Como te chamas, linda criatura?
- — What is your name, beautiful creature?.