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How do you say 'My name is Anna' in German?

Ich heiße means my name is.

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  1. Ich habe Anna.
  2. Ich mag Anna.
  3. Ich heiße Anna. ✔

Why: Ich heiße literally means 'I am called'. Ich habe means 'I have' and Ich mag means 'I like', so those sentences are about something else.

Huh, didn't know that: Germans also say 'Mein Name ist' for the same idea, and ask 'Wie heißen Sie?' politely.

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Answer: Ich heiße Anna.. Ich heiße literally means 'I am called'. Ich habe means 'I have' and Ich mag means 'I like', so those sentences are about something else.

  1. Wiktionary: heißen en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heißen
    Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger.
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