How can i call you
How can i call you
How can i call you
How can I call you?
You can answer:
Можешь звать меня *name*
Because you said «к Вам» it would be more appropriate to answer these ways:
«Я предпочитаю, чтобы Вы обращались ко мне. » It means that I prefer to go by. (possibly by my first name and patronym);
«Я предпочитаю, чтобы Вы называли меня. » here you should put your name.
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How can i call you
To me both of these sound a bit unnatural, usually you would say «what are you called?» or «what’s your name?»
«What should I call you?» is natural.
Even when we know somebody’s name it is still common to say «what should I call you?»
For example, if it’s your boss, maybe they like to be called Mr Smith rather than John.
Or some people may use an abbreviation or a nickname. So «what should I call you?» is perfectly OK.
(We don’t say «how can I call you?»)
Do you mean which «title» you should call them by?? We don’t really do that in Western countries. I’ve lived in South Korea and they call people certain things depending on their age and status. Maybe you do that in Japan as well. I don’t know if that’s what you mean?
However some prefer to be called Mr. Something as Igirisujin said but it’s not many, I would say :-).
That’s also one of the few titles there are.
How can I call you?
Silver
Senior Member
Sorry this is also chat room stuff.
Someone used «NUWM» as her name in my chat room and she didn’t change it after I told her three times, later I said:
How can I call you?
I wonder if this is a proper way to say what I want to say. I know there are some polite ways to do the business, but here, I want to be a bit impatient but not offensive.
I think, more or less, it is fine. But I still hope you can come and help.
pob14
Senior Member
SwissPete
Senior Member
Silver
Senior Member
No, I want to know her name.
How can I call your name? Is that fine?
Silver
Senior Member
If «nuwm» is an English name, how to say that?
pob14
Senior Member
No, I want to know her name.
How can I call your name? Is that fine?
SwissPete
Senior Member
I beg to disagree, Sp. that’s not a name. [. ]
I am sorry; I should have been more specific: «Isn’t NUWM a valid screen name?»
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But pob14 gave you the answer: «What is your real name?»
Silver
Senior Member
If I want to know her English name, I should say:
What is your English name?
But I also wonder if I can say:
How I can call you by your name?
SwissPete
Senior Member
Mamanunique
Senior Member
Parla
Member Emeritus
Silver
Senior Member
Hi, Parla. Lovely to learn from you.
Yes, I think you are right. But you know, when you in a chat room, and you don’t know someone’s name, this sometimes could be a real pain in the neck.
I don’t know how to call her. She turned out to be a woman.
But I’d use your suggestion.
heypresto
Senior Member
I think you have to respect her choice of username, and try not to find it a pain in the neck.
But if you want to know her real name, use pob14’s suggestion in post #6. (And respect her if she doesn’t choose to tell you.)
Silver
Senior Member
I can’t agree more, Hey.
Hermione Golightly
Senior Member
Do you mean you are actually talking?
Do you require your ‘chatters’ to have a real English name?
Please would choose an English name.
If you want to stay in this chat room you need either an English name or a screenname that we can pronounce in English.
If you aren’t actually chatting it doesn’t really matter does it.
xuliang
Senior Member
Hi, all. In Silver’s situation, for example «NUWM» makes no sense to me (someones’ names shown on the screen are too long for me to pronounce), and if I want to speak to her I need to address her. I understand she dosen’t want to give her real name, but it’s ok she tells me a name (fake name is ok) for me to address her.
Is it natural or common in daily conversation to say the below to her?
«What should I address/call you, please? » (She can tell me a fake name or a code, for example, Apple, Thomas. just for me to address her, so in group talking online she will know I am speaking to her if I address the name.)
RM1(SS)
Senior Member
«What should I call you?»
«How should I address you?» works, but is very formal.
Possible answers to Silver’s «How can I call you?» would be:
«By phone.»
«On the radio.»
«Just stick your head out the window and yell.»
xuliang
Senior Member
«What should I call you?»
«How should I address you?» works, but is very formal.
Possible answers to Silver’s «How can I call you?» would be:
«By phone.»
«On the radio.»
«Just stick your head out the window and yell.»
Parla
Member Emeritus
Jas333
Senior Member
sdgraham
Senior Member
It seems that we’re faced with the error common with speakers of some other languages, i.e. that the idiomatic expression in their language for asking about a name translates literally, but not idiomatically, to «how.» (In English, we ask «what?»)
Perhaps Silver can tell us whether this applies to the Chinese languages (while observing the distinction).
JulianStuart
Senior Member
Silver
Senior Member
This chat room was established in 2014 and almost all members there are my friends. But we still have a small part of strangers there. They don’t need to use real names but they should at least find a way to let us know the easiest way to «name» them because in my chat room we chat as well as talk (send voice message).
Silver
Senior Member
It seems that we’re faced with the error common with speakers of some other languages, i.e. that the idiomatic expression in their language for asking about a name translates literally, but not idiomatically, to «how.» (In English, we ask «what?»)
Perhaps Silver can tell us whether this applies to the Chinese languages (while observing the distinction).
JulianStuart
Senior Member
Silver
Senior Member
There’s nothing with what you said, JS.
Here, we can only use typing. And yes, we are actually talking but without hearing your voice.
I guess you can use your voice to talk to your friends (say something with your voice) in Skype, so can you do so in my chat room.
Yes, in my chat room we don’t necessarily need to say someone’s name in voice, this is true.
The one with «nuwm» is a an example, we can say «hello nuwm» in voice but logically we want to his real name or at least English name.
Senior Member
BLUEGLAZE
Senior Member
I didn’t see it in previous entries.
I would ask, «How do you say your name.» and because it is strange «Loob’s» suggestion repeating, «How do you pronounce your name?» is always right also.
Silver
Senior Member
I’ve never said that I dont use «how do you pronounce your name», which is a very good suggestion. But if the fact is that we both know that NUWM is NOT a name, why should we be bothered to pronounce it?
Anyway, perhaps someone can understand this situation better, maybe Copy? And thanks a lot for your help.
JulianStuart
Senior Member
Senior Member
Silver
Senior Member
This is exactly what I meant, thanks a lot, Loob.
AutumnOwl
Senior Member
JulianStuart
Senior Member
Silver
Senior Member
Yes. And people can chat simultaneously on that system.
Silver
Senior Member
Thanks a lot, autumnowl. I do know how to respect others. And I am pretty sure that if I don’t care that much whether he is using a real name or not. I can just call him NUWM. But since all members there are English learners, we do need an English name or at least a name which is easier to pronounce and read.
And here I guess it is not «respect» matters because we are are civilized participants but «being recognizable»
Wordsmyth
Senior Member
So, Silver, if someone in your chatroom (whose native language was English) had the name Culhwch, would you insist that he change it, even if it was his real name? Culhwch is a real given name. What about Siobhán or Rhuairidh? They’re the real names of many native English speakers. In each of those cases, the only acceptable question for me would be «How do you pronounce your name?» (or something similar). It certainly wouldn’t be «Why should we be bothered to pronounce it?»
I’ve never come across Nuwm as a person’s name, but I wouldn’t consider it unpronounceable. If it were Welsh, for instance, it might be pronounced (very roughly) as ‘Nee-oom’.
Silver
Senior Member
I won’t. If his name is Culhwch or Siobhan, Rhuairidh or whatever because he’s a native speaker. He’ll let me know how I can pronounce his name. By the way, these names are not very common, I think.
I’ll use the recommended question. It seems that we are so obsessed with whether «NUWM» is a name. This person later turned out to be a woman. She told me her English name is Betty. Of course I didn’t further my question like «What does NUWM» mean? Again, we have only 2 native speakers there.
I think «NUWM» stands for something, I don’t know. If someone use JTR as his name, I do know he might mean «Jack The Ripper», but not everyone knows much about that story and Western culture.
Anyway, let’s stop here because you’ve all tried your best to help and I’ve got my answers. If one day, a chat room becomes an embellishment of your tedious life, you’ll understand that what I was trying to say in this thread.
How can i call you
«What can I call you?» means «what is your name?/how should I address you?»
«How can I call you» means «how can I phone you?»
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Символ показывает уровень знания интересующего вас языка и вашу подготовку. Выбирая ваш уровень знания языка, вы говорите пользователям как им нужно писать, чтобы вы могли их понять.
Мне трудно понимать даже короткие ответы на данном языке.
Могу задавать простые вопросы и понимаю простые ответы.
Могу формулировать все виды общих вопросов. Понимаю ответы средней длины и сложности.
Понимаю ответы любой длины и сложности.
Решайте свои проблемы проще в приложении!
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How can i call you
Usually you can say «what is your name?» The only times it’s really appropriate to ask, «what should I call you» is if they have a title/rank- a Doctor, boss, teacher (Dr., Mr./Mrs./Ms., Professor. ) And also other people’s parents.
Yep, just like toggle said
Символ показывает уровень знания интересующего вас языка и вашу подготовку. Выбирая ваш уровень знания языка, вы говорите пользователям как им нужно писать, чтобы вы могли их понять.
Мне трудно понимать даже короткие ответы на данном языке.
Могу задавать простые вопросы и понимаю простые ответы.
Могу формулировать все виды общих вопросов. Понимаю ответы средней длины и сложности.
Понимаю ответы любой длины и сложности.
Решайте свои проблемы проще в приложении!
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