How to Say "My Name Is" in Hebrew

…קוראים לי

kor'im li …informal

The English phrase "my name is" can be translated into Hebrew as …קוראים לי (kor'im li …) or …שמי.

Meaning: a way to identify oneself (phrase)

Ways to say it

“my name is” in Hebrew
Hebrew	Romanization (Wiktionary)	Note
…קוראים לי	kor'im li …	informal
…שמי	shmi …	polite, uncommon

These phrases are used to identify yourself when introducing your name to others.

The phrase …קוראים לי literally means "they call to me" or "one calls to me".

…שמי is a more uncommon way to express the same idea.

…קוראים לי is considered informal. …שמי is a formal version used for polite or official introductions.

In the phrase …קוראים לי, the verb קוראים is in the third-person plural form, which functions here as an impersonal construction.

kor'im li …

While שמי means 'my name', the word שם also means 'there'. In written Hebrew without vowel marks, the word for 'my name' and the word for 'there' look identical.
The word קוראים (calling) shares the same root as the Hebrew word for 'reading', קורא, which is used for both vocalizing text and calling out a name.
If you use the formal …שמי in a very casual setting, like a bar or a party, you might sound unintentionally stiff or even poetic.

שמי עדן
My name is Eden
שמי דניאל
My name is Daniel
שמי מיכל
My name is Michal
…קוראים לי דן.
…korim li Dan.
My name is Dan.
נעים מאוד…קוראים לי נועה.
na'im me'od…korim li Noa.
Nice to meet you, my name is Noa.
איך קוראים לך? …קוראים לי איתי.
eikh korim lekha? …korim li Itai.
What is your name? My name is Itai.

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