നിങ്ങളുടെ പേരെന്താണ്?
ningalude perenthānu?
നിങ്ങളുടെ പേരെന്താണ്? (ningalude perenthānu?) is the Malayalam way to say "what is your name?"
This phrase is a question used to ask someone for their name.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase നിങ്ങളുടെ പേരെന്താണ്? is composed of ningalude (your), peru (name) and enthanu (what is).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form നിങ്ങളുടെ പേരെന്താണ്? is the polite way to ask a stranger or someone older than you. The form നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്? is an informal way to ask the same question.
How do you pronounce it?
ningalude perenthānu?
Did you know?
- In many social situations, instead of asking 'what is your name?', people will ask 'where are you from?' or 'which house do you belong to?' to identify you.
- The word പേര് (peru) for 'name' is also the root of the word for 'fame' in certain poetic contexts, linking a person's identity to their reputation.
- If you use the formal നിങ്ങളുടെ (ningalude) with a close friend, they might think you are joking or that you are suddenly upset with them.
Examples in context
- ഹായ്, നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?Hi, what's your name?
- ക്ഷമിക്കണം, നിങ്ങളുടെ പേരെന്താണ്?kṣamikkaṇam, ningaluḍe pērentāṇu?Excuse me, what is your name?
Example conversation
A man and a woman meet at a social gathering.
- വിഷ്ണു Vishnuനമസ്കാരം, നിങ്ങളുടെ പേരെന്താണ്?namaskāram, ningaluḍe pērentāṇu?Hello, what is your name?
- മീര Meeraഎന്റെ പേര് മീര എന്നാണ്.ente pēru mīra ennāṇu.My name is Meera.
- വിഷ്ണു Vishnuമീര, നിങ്ങളെ കാണുന്നതിൽ സന്തോഷം.mīra, niṅṅaḷe kāṇunnatil santhōṣam.Meera, nice to meet you.
- മീര Meeraഎനിക്കും സന്തോഷം, വിഷ്ണു.enikkum santhōṣam, viṣṇu.Nice to meet you too, Vishnu.
