Usages of heissen
Ich heisse ...
My name is ...
Normally ss is spelled ß in German, but since the invention of the computer and internet this spelling is no longer obliged.
Wie heisst du?
What's your name?
We tend to ask How is your name? rather than What is your name?
Wie heissen Sie?
What's your name? (polite)
Heisst du Peter?
Is your name Peter?
Ja, ich heisse Peter.
Yes, my name is Peter.
Die Frau heisst Ulrike.
The woman is called Ulrike
Der Mann heisst Peter.
The man is called Peter
Wie heisst das Kind?
What is the child called?
Heisst das Kind Peter?
Is the child called Peter?
Nein, das Kind heisst Uwe.
No, the child is called Uwe.
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