Asking someone's name

There are two equally correct ways to ask someone’s name:

• Zein da zure izena? — “What is your name?”
• Zure izena zein da? — the word order can vary; both are natural.

Structure

• Zein = which / what (in questions involving a choice)
• izena = the name (the final -a is the article “the”)
• zure = your / yours
• da = is

How to answer

You have two options, equally valid:

1. Nire izena Egoitz da. — “My name is Egoitz.”
2. Egoitz naiz. — “I am Egoitz.” (the pattern from the previous lesson)

The basic possessives are nire (my), zure (your), bere (his/her). You’ll see them many more times later on — start getting familiar with them now.