To introduce yourself or someone else in French, you have to say their first and last name in the right order!
To introduce yourself, you can use:
- Je suis / Je m’appelle / Moi, c'est + first name
- Je suis / Je m’appelle + first name + last name
- Je suis + Madame/Monsieur + last name
To introduce someone, you can use:
- C'est / Il s'appelle + first name
- C'est + Madame/Monsieur + last name
Keep in mind that people don't introduce themselves in the same way in every situation.
In an informal spoken context (at a party, with friends...) :
- you only give your first name (Bonjour, je suis Michèle),
- you give your first name before your last name (C'est Michèle Pasqual).
In a formal or administrative context, when writing, the last name is placed before the first name (
Mme PASQUAL Michèle).
You can also check the following help section:
how to give your first and last name in the right order.
