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title: "How to Ask \"What Is Your Name\" in Russian: Как тебя зовут"
description: "How to ask \"what is your name\" in Russian: как тебя зовут? (kak tebyá zovút), the formal как вас зовут? and how to reply. Pronunciation and audio."
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# How to Ask "What Is Your Name" in Russian

By [Daily Cyrillic](/about) · Updated 27 Oct 2026

“What Is Your Name” in Russian is как тебя зовут? (kak tebyá zovút?). Use this expression as your starting point, then check the examples for tone, formality and context. Listen to the pronunciation, notice the stressed syllable and compare the common variants before choosing the wording that fits your conversation.

Reading time: about 3 min.

Russian

как тебя зовут?

Transliteration

kak tebyá zovút?

Meaning

what is your name? (informal)

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In Russian

как тебя зовут?

kak tebyá zovút? - what is your name? (informal)

## Variants & registers

-   как вас зовут?kak vas zovút?
    
    what is your name? - formal or to more than one person
    
    formal
-   меня зовут...menyá zovút...
    
    my name is... - the reply
    
    neutral
-   как твоё имя?kak tvoyó ímya?
    
    what is your name? - more literal, less common
    
    neutral
-   очень приятноóchen priyátno
    
    nice to meet you - the natural follow-up
    
    neutral

## Breakdown & pronunciation

### Word by word

-   какkak
    
    how
-   тебяtebyá
    
    you (object form of ты)
-   зовутzovút
    
    (they) call

### Pronunciation

Say kak te-BYA za-VOOT. зовут is stressed on the last syllable, and тебя on the last too: te-BYA. The о in зовут is unstressed, so it sounds like "a".

## Example sentences

-   Как тебя зовут? - Меня зовут Анна.
    
    Kak tebyá zovút? - Menyá zovút Ánna.
    
    What's your name? - My name is Anna.
    
-   Здравствуйте, как вас зовут?
    
    Zdrávstvuyte, kak vas zovút?
    
    Hello, what is your name?
    
-   Меня зовут Иван, очень приятно.
    
    Menyá zovút Iván, óchen priyátno.
    
    My name is Ivan, nice to meet you.
    
-   А как тебя зовут?
    
    A kak tebyá zovút?
    
    And what's your name?
    

## Usage & etiquette

The phrase literally means "how do they call you?", so the answer mirrors it: меня зовут + your name ("they call me ..."). You do not translate "is" or "name" word for word.

Match the pronoun to the relationship: как тебя зовут? for friends, children and peers (ты); как вас зовут? for strangers, elders and formal settings (вы).

## Practice

### Practice deck

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## FAQ

### How do you ask "what is your name" in Russian?

Informally, как тебя зовут? (kak tebyá zovút); formally, как вас зовут? (kak vas zovút). It literally means "how do they call you?".

### How do you answer "как тебя зовут"?

Reply with меня зовут... (menyá zovút) followed by your name, for example меня зовут Анна ("my name is Anna").

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[All Russian phrases](/learn/russian-phrases)

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