Encantado vs Mucho gusto

Encantado or mucho gusto

When you first meet someone, you can either say ¡Mucho gusto! or ¡Encantado!. With the latter it's important to take into account whether you're meeting a male or a female though, because if you're meeting a female you would change the ending to a: ¡Encantada!

There is a clear advantage to using mucho gusto instead of encantado/a: you don't have to think about the gender of the person you're meeting, so it's a little bit easier for beginner-speakers.

¡Me llamo Carlos!

Now, how to tell people your name? ¡Me llamo Carlos! This literally means: I call myself Carlos! That seems a bit strange, but it's the most common way to say your name. Of course, you can always say Mi nombre es Carlos instead. If your name is Carlos, that is...