Contacts & SNS

1. Zein da zure izena?

   Zein da zu-re i-ze-na?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Standard phrase for asking someone's name upon meeting

   Grammar Note

   Reply with "Nire izena ... da" (My name is...)

2. Nondik zatoz?

   Non-dik za-toz?

   Where are you from?

   Usage

   Casual phrase to ask someone where they come from

   Grammar Note

   "nondik" is the ablative interrogative meaning "from where"

3. Pozten naiz zu ezagutzeaz.

   Poz-ten naiz zu e-za-gut-ze-az.

   Nice to meet you

   Usage

   Polite greeting when meeting someone for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "ezagutu" means "to know/meet"; "-tzeaz" is the verbal-noun suffix -tze plus the instrumental -az, and "pozten naiz ...-az" expresses "I am glad about ..."

4. Nire emaila honakoa da.

   Ni-re e-mai-la ho-na-ko-a da.

   My email address is this

   Usage

   Sharing your email address when exchanging contact details

   Grammar Note

   "honakoa" is a demonstrative pronoun meaning "this one here/as follows"

5. Sare sozialetan al zaude?

   Sa-re so-zia-le-tan al zau-de?

   Are you on social media?

   Usage

   Modern phrase to ask if someone uses social media to stay connected

   Grammar Note

   "sare sozialetan" is "sare sozial" (social network) in the plural inessive case

6. Telefono zenbakiak trukatzen al ditugu?

   Te-le-fo-no zen-ba-kiak tru-ka-tzen al di-tu-gu?

   Shall we exchange phone numbers?

   Usage

   Suggesting to swap phone numbers when making a new acquaintance

   Grammar Note

   "al" is an interrogative particle placed before the verb phrase

7. Berriz ikusiko gara.

   Be-rriz i-ku-si-ko ga-ra.

   We will meet again

   Usage

   A warm farewell phrase promising to meet again

   Grammar Note

   "ikusiko gara" is the future tense of "ikusi" (to see) with mutual meaning "we'll see each other"

8. Bazkari bat egingo al dugu elkarrekin?

   Baz-ka-ri bat e-gin-go al du-gu el-kar-re-kin?

   Shall we have a meal together?

   Usage

   Inviting a new acquaintance to share a meal together

   Grammar Note

   "elkarrekin" combines "elkar" (each other) with the comitative case "-ekin" (with)

9. Zure helbidea idatzi al diezadakezu?

   Zu-re hel-bi-de-a i-datzi al die-za-da-ke-zu?

   Could you write down your address?

   Usage

   Politely asking someone to write down their address as a contact detail

   Grammar Note

   "diezadakezu" is a polite potential form encoding subject, indirect object, and tense

10. Pozik nago zu ezagutzeaz.

    Po-zik na-go zu e-za-gut-ze-az.

    I am glad to have met you

    Usage

    Expressing gratitude for having met someone, said when parting

    Grammar Note

    "Pozik nago" = "I am glad" (a state). "Ezagutu" (to know/meet) plus -tze and the instrumental -az gives "(glad) to have met you"

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