"His name is..." is an English equivalent of the incomplete French phrase Il s'appelle... . The phrase translates literally as "He calls himself" or "He names himself" in English. The pronunciation will be "eel sa-pel" in French.
Il in French is "he" in English.
A-t-il? in French is "Has he?" in English.
Quand il... in French means "When he..." in English.
Il porte in French means "He wears" in English.
"Is there?" in English is Y a-t-il? in French.
Est-il moche? in French is "Is he ugly?" in English.
Comment est-il? in French means "How is he/it?" in English.
Il fait froid in French is "It is cold" in English.
Il va in French means "He (it, one) goes" in English.
"How do you spell it?" in English is Comment s'ecrit-il?in French.
"Today, it was..." in English is Aujourd'hui, il a été... . in French.
"il fait sombre" means "it's dark" when translated from French to English