What is your name? in Russian: How to say?

To ask What’s your name? in Russian, you need to make a distinction about who you are talking to.

In informal situations (between friends or talking to people younger than you) you can say:

– Как тебя́ зову́т?
[kak tee-byá za-vóot]
What’s your name?

In formal situations (talking to strangers, people older than you, etc.) you can say:

– Как вас зову́т?
[kak vas za-vóot]
What’s your name?

The difference between two options is in the pronoun you use:

– тебя́ comes from ты – informal you
– вас comes from вы – formal or plural you

To learn more about this topic, follow these links:
– How to introducing yourself in Russian
– Making friends in Russian