How to Say “My Name Is” in Pakistan (Urdu)

میرا نام … ہے
merā nām … haistandard
In Pakistan you introduce yourself with میرا نام … ہے (merā nām … hai). Put your name in the gap, for example میرا نام علی ہے (merā nām ʿalī hai). It is also called میں … ہوں (main … hūñ).
Meaning: introducing yourself (phrase)

Ways to say it

“My Name is” in Pakistan
Pakistan Romanization Note
میرا نام … ہے merā nām … hai standard
میں … ہوں main … hūñ casual, "I am …"

The short form میں علی ہوں (main ʿalī hūñ), "I am Ali", is common in casual talk. Many people start with السلام علیکم (assalāmu ʿalaikum) before giving the name.

How does it change in a sentence?

Urdu puts the verb at the end, so the name comes before ہے (hai). The order is "my name Ali is".

Did you know?

  • To ask someone's name politely in Urdu, say آپ کا نام کیا ہے؟ (āp kā nām kyā hai?), "what is your name?"

Examples in context

  • میرا نام سارہ ہے
    merā nām sārā hai
    My name is Sara
  • میرا نام احمد ہے اور میں لاہور سے ہوں
    merā nām aḥmad hai aur main lāhaur se hūñ
    My name is Ahmed and I am from Lahore

Example conversation

Two new classmates, Areeba and Danial, meet on the first day at a university in Islamabad.

  1. Areeba

    السلام علیکم، میرا نام عریبہ ہے۔
    assalāmu ʿalaikum, merā nām ʿarība hai.
    Hello, my name is Areeba.
  2. Danial

    وعلیکم السلام، میرا نام دانیال ہے۔
    wa ʿalaikum assalām, merā nām dāniyāl hai.
    Hello, my name is Danial.
  3. Areeba

    آپ سے مل کر خوشی ہوئی۔
    āp se mil kar khushī huī.
    Nice to meet you.
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