Word
Mi hermano se llama Pablo.
Meaning
My brother's name is Pablo.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Mi hermano se llama Pablo.
el hermano
the brother
mi
my
se
himself / herself / themselves (reflexive)
llamarse
to be called
Questions & Answers about Mi hermano se llama Pablo.
Why doesn't this sentence use words like "nombre" (name) or "es" (is)?
What does the se do in se llama? Can I just leave it out?
Why is it Mi hermano instead of Mis hermano?
I learned me llamo for "my name is". Why is it se llama here?
Me llamo means "I call myself", which is what you use when talking about yourself. Because this sentence is about a third person (your brother), both the pronoun and the verb ending have to change to the "he/she/it" form. That is why me changes to se, and llamo changes to llama.