Hola – “ola” where H is alwasys silent. It means Hello.
Nombre – “Nombrei”. It means Name
Soy [Nombre] = I am [Name]. Ex: Soy Vic = I am Vic. (less common in greeting)
Me llamo [Nombre] = My name is [Name]. Ex: Me llamo Vic = My name is Vic (more common/formal greeting than Soy). Note that e in Spanish is always pronounced as ei and ll is pronounced as Y so it is actually sounded like Mei yamo Vic.
¿Cómo te llamas? = What is your name? where ¿Cómo means How in this context so it also means How do you call yourself?
Mucho gusto – “moo-choh goos-toh” = Nice to meet you. Individually Mucho means a lots whereas gusto means pleasure. All combined means Nice to meet you.
Práctica = Practice
A: Hola (Hello)
B: Hola (Hello)
A: ¿Cómo te llamas? (What is your name?)
B: Me llamo Vic (My name is Vic).
¿Cómo te llamas? (What is your name?)
A: Me llamo Hellene (My name is Hellene).
Mucho gusto (Nice to meet you)
B: Mucho gusto (Nice to meet you)