"Their names are Roberto and Bruno."

Translation: Ellos se llaman Roberto y Bruno.

[Julie9876543210]

DL also accepts:

"Sus nombres son Roberto y Bruno"

2/27/2021

[Estefani_24]

Is "se llaman Roberto y Bruno" acceptable without ellos?

[TheStephieD]

It should be. It's commonly spoken that way in conversation.

[sue267001]

Does the sentence have to start with 'ellos'? I thought 'ellos' was optional.

[Elizabeth494652]

Why is "Ellos nombres son Roberto y Bruno." wrong?

[TheStephieD]

"Ellos se llaman..." = "They are called..."

"Ellos nombres son..." = "They names are..."

To say "Their names are," we have to say "Sus nombres son..."

[AnthonySmi5]

We don't talk about Bruno...

[pattipl]

Why are some things forgiven as a misspelling and others are errors? I spelled it 'llamen'.

[TheStephieD]

"Llamen" is an actual word in Spanish. So it can't be considered a typo.

https://www.thoughtco.com/llamar-conjugation-in-spanish-4174248

[BarbaraPri565018]

Why is 'ellos llamas Roberto y Bruno' incorrect

[TheStephieD]

Llamas pairs with tu. "You call yourself..." / "Your name is..."

Llaman pairs with ellos/ellas... "They call themselves..." / "Their names are..."

[TheStephieD]

You're also missing se in the phrase ellos se llaman

[TaimourLENK]

Duolingo did not accept "Sus apellidos son Roberto y Bruno". Why?

[TheStephieD]

And Duo shouldn't accept it.

Apellidos = surnames = last names.

That is not the case here. Roberto and Bruno are their given names = first names.

[elJohn586493]

Sus nombres son Roberto y Bruno..... Incorrect?

[TheStephieD]

It is correct. Please flag it next time as "my answer should have been accepted."

[sF9nF]

Why cant i just say "se llamen roberto y bruno"?

[TheStephieD]

There is a typo. It should've been llaman as noted at the top of the page.