Phrase

שְׁמִי

sh-MI

How to say my name is in Hebrew

שְׁמִי means “my name is …” and is completed with your name: שמי דוד, שמי שרה, etc.

Usage

Follow מה שמך? in polite chains. Works in classrooms, hotels, and first coffee meetings.

Without vowels

שמי

With vowels (nikud)

שְׁמִי

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