Questions & Answers about Chamo-me Ana, muito prazer.
Why does Chamo-me mean 'My name is'?
Chamar-se is a reflexive verb that literally means 'to call oneself'. So, Chamo-me Ana translates word-for-word as 'I call myself Ana'. This is the standard and most common way to introduce your name in Portuguese.
Why is the word me attached to the end of chamo with a hyphen?
In European Portuguese, the default rule is to attach small pronouns like me to the end of the verb using a hyphen, a pattern called enclisis. You will see this default order happening here because the verb is at the very beginning of the sentence.
Where is the word for 'I'? Shouldn't it be Eu chamo-me?
How does muito prazer mean 'nice to meet you'?
Literally, muito prazer translates to 'much pleasure'. It is an everyday, fixed expression used when you are introduced to someone new, working exactly like saying 'a pleasure to meet you' in English.
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