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How to ask people where they come from, and say where you come from.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, m = male (said by males), f = female (said by females)
| Language | Where are you from? | I'm from ... |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Waarvandaan kom jy? (inf) Waarvandaan kom U? (frm) |
Ek kom van ... af |
| Albanian | Nga jeni? (frm) Nga je? (inf) | Unë jam nga ... |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(Inta/inti minayn?) إنت منين؟ | أنا من ... (Ana min ...) |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Men wayn inta? (m) Men wayn inti? (f) |
Ana men ... |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
من أين أنت؟ (f. min ayn anti / m. min ayn anta?) |
أنا من ... (Anā min ...) |
| Aragonese | ¿Dan yes? | Soi de ... |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Որտեղի՞ց ես: (Vorteghits es?) inf Որտեղի՞ց եք: (Vorteghits ek?) frm |
Ես ...ից եմ: (Yes …-ic em) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Ուրկէ՞ ես: (Oorge es?) inf որտեղէն է՞ք (Vordeghen ek?) frm |
Ես ...էն եմ: (Yes ...en em) |
| Assamese | আপুনি কৰ পৰা আহিছে? (aapuni kore pora aahise?) |
মই আহিছোঁ ... (moi aahisu ...) |
| Asturian | ¿De dónde yes? | Soi de ... |
| Azeri | Haralısan? (inf) Haralısınız? (frm) |
... deyil |
| Basque | Nongoa zara? | ... ko/go naiz |
| Bengali | আপনি কোথা থেকে আসছেন (apni kotha theke ashchhen?) |
আমি ... থেকে আসছি (ami ... theke ashchhi) |
| Bhojpuri | तू कहाँ से हउआ (tuu kahan se hauva?) | हम ... से हई (ham ... se haii) |
| Breton | Eus pelecʼh emaocʼh? | Deus ... on |
| Bulgarian | Откъде сте? (Otkãde ste) frm Откъде си? (Otkãde si) inf |
Аз съм от ... (Az sãm ot ...) От ... съм (Ot ... sãm) |
| Catalan | D'on ets? (inf) D'on és vostè? (frm) | Sóc de..., Vinc de ... |
| Cebuano | Taga-asa ka? Taga-diin ka? Taga dis-a ka? Taga-aha ka? Asa ka gikan? (inf) Asa kamo gikan (frm) | Taga ... ko |
| Chamorro | Taotao månu hao? | Taotao ... yo' |
| Chechen | мичара ву хьо ? (m) мичара ю хьо ? (f) мичара ду шу? (pl) |
Co ... ву/ю Тхо ... ду |
| Cherokee | ᎭᏢᏖᎬᎢ? (Hatlvtegvi) | ... ᏗᎨᎬ. (Digegv) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
你係邊度人呀？ (néih haih bīndouh yàhn a) 你由邊度嚟架？ (néih yàuh bīndouh lèih ga) 你係邊國人呀？ (néih haih bīngwok yàhn a) |
我係 ... 人 (ngóh haih ... yàhn) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
你係奈國人？ (ngi2 he5 nai5 guet7 ngin2?) 你在奈仔來個？ (ngi2 hoi nai5 e3 loi2 ge5?) |
𠊎 ... 來個 (ngai2 ... loi2 ge5) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
你是從那裡來的？
[你是从哪儿来的] (nǐ shì cóng nǎli/nǎr lái de) 你是哪國人？ [你是哪国人] (nǐ shì nǎguórén) |
我是從 ... 來的 (wǒ shì cóng ... lái de) 我是 ... 人 (wǒ shì ... rén) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
你是佗位的人？ (lí sī tó-ūi ê lâng?) |
我是...人 (góa sī ...lâng) |
| Corsican | D'induve site? / Di quale ne site? | Eiu sò di ... |
| Croatian | Odakle si? (inf) Odakle ste? (frm) |
Ja sam iz ... |
| Czech | Odkud jste? | Jsem z ... |
| Danish | Hvor er du fra? Hvor kommer du fra? | Jeg er fra ... / Jeg kommer fra ... |
| Dutch | Waar kom je vandaan? (inf) Waar komt u vandaan? (frm) |
Ik kom uit ... |
| Elfdalian | Hvar kumb þú ... frâ? | Ig kumb frâ ... |
| Esperanto | De kie vi estas? | Mi estas de ... |
| Estonian | Kust te pärit olete? Kust te tulete? | Mina olen ... |
| Faroese | Hvaðani kemur tú? (inf) Hvaðan ert tú? (inf) Hvaðani koma tygum? (frm) Hvaðan eru tygum? (frm) |
Eg komi úr ... Eg eri úr ... |
| Fijian | O ni lako mai vei? O kemuni mai vei? | Au lako mai ... |
| Finnish | Mistä olet kotoisin? | Olen kotoisin ...sta |
| French | D'où êtes-vous ? (frm) D'où venez-vous ? (frm) Tu viens d'où ? (inf) Tu es d'où ? (inf) |
Je viens de ... Je suis de ... |
| Frisian (North) | Weer kamst dü jurt? | Ik kam foon ... |
| Frisian (West) | Wêr komst wei? | Ik kom fan ... |
| Friulian | Di dulà sêstu? | O ven de ... |
| Georgian | საიდან ბრძანდებით? (saidan brdzandebith?) - frm საიდან ხართ? (saidan kharth?) - frm საიდან ხარ? (saidan khar?) - inf |
მე ვარ ... (me var ...) |
| German | Woher kommst du? (inf) Woher kommen Sie? (frm) |
Ich komme aus ... |
| Greek (Modern) | Από πού είστε; (Apó pu íste?) - frm Από πού κατάγεστε; (Apó pu katágeste?) - frm Από πού είσαι; (Apó pu íse?) - inf Από πού κατάγεσαι; (Apó pu katágese?) - inf |
Είμαι από... (íme apó…) Κατάγομαι από... (Katágome apó…) |
| Greenlandic | Suminngaaneerpit? | ...minngaaneerpunga |
| Gujarati | તમે ક્યાંના છો? (tame kyana chho?) | હું ... નો (hu ... no) - m ની ... છું (ni ... chhu) - f |
| Haitian Creole | Ki kote ou sòti? Kote ou sòti? | M'soti ... |
| Hausa | Daga ina ka fito? | Na fito daga ... |
| Hawaiian | No hea mai ʻoe? | No ... mai au |
| Hebrew | m - (meayin ata)
מאין אתה? f - (meayin at) מאין את? m - (mi-eyfo ata) מאיפה אתה? f - (mi-eyfo at) מאיפה את? |
(Mi...) אני(מ) ... |
| Hindi | आप कहाँ से (आए) हैं? (āp kahāṁ se (āe) haiṁ) frm तुम कहाँ से (आए) हो? (tum kahāṁ se (āe) ho?) inf |
मैं ... से (आए) हूँ (maiṁ ... se (āe) hūṁ) |
| Hungarian | Hová valósi Ön? | Én ...ból/ből vagyok |
| Icelandic | Hvaðan ertu? Hvaðan kemur þú? | Ég er frá ... |
| Indonesian | Anda berasal dari mana? | Saya dari ... |
| Iñupiaq | Nakinngaaqpin / Suminngaaqpin? | ...nngaaqpunga |
| Inuktitut | ᓱᒥᙶᖅᐱᑦ (Huminngaaqpin) ᓇᑭᙶᖅᐱᑦ (Nakinngaaqpit) |
...ᙶᖅᐳᖓ (...nngaaqpunga) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Cá as duit? (Munster) Cárb as duit? (Ulster) Cé as thú? (Connacht) |
Is as ... dom Is as ... mé |
| Italian | Da dove vieni?
Di dove sei? (inf) Da dove viene? Di dov'è? (frm) |
Vengo da ..., Sono di ... |
| Japanese | 出身はどこですか？ (Shusshin wa doko desu ka?) どちらからですか (Dochira kara desu ka?) - frm |
（私は）～出身です ((watashi wa) ... shusshin desu) |
| Kannada | ನಿಮ್ಮ ಊರು ಯಾವುದು? (nimma ooru yāvudu?) ಅಥವಾ ನೀವು ಯಾವ ಕಡೆಯವರು? (athavā nēvu yāva kadeyavaru?) |
ನಾ .... ಇಂದ ಬಂದಿದ್ದೀನಿ (nā .... linda bandiddīni) ನಾ ....ಲಿಂದ ಬಂದೇನಿ (nā .... linda bandēni) |
| Kazakh | Қай жердікісіз? (Qay jerdikisiz?) | Мен ... (Men ...) |
| Khmer | អ្នកមកពីប្រទេសណា? (niak mao pii prateh naa?) |
ខ្ងុំមកពី ... (kh'nyohm mao pii ...) |
| Korean | 어디서 오셨어요? (Eodiseo osyeosseoyo) |
저는 ... 에서 왔어요 (Jeoneun ... eseo wasseuyo) |
| Krio | Usai yu kohmot? | A kohmot ... |
| Lakota Sioux | Tukténitaŋhaŋ he? | |
| Lao | ເຈົ້າມາແຕ່ໃສ? (jâo máa tae sai?) | ຂ້ອຍຊື່ ... (kháwy seu ...) |
| Latvian | No kurienes Jūs esat? | Es esmu no ... |
| Lithuanian | Iš kur jūs esate? Iš kur tu esi? | Aš iš ... |
| Luxembourgish | Vun wou kennst de? (inf) Vun wou kommt der? (frm) |
Ech si vun ... Ech komme vun... |
| Macedonian | Од каде си?
(Od kade si?) - inf Од каде сте? (Od kade ste?) - frm |
Јас сум од (Yas sum od ...) |
| Malagasy | Avy aiza ianao? | Avy any ... |
| Malay | Dari mana asal saudara? (frm) Asal dari mana? (inf) |
Saya dari ... |
| Malayalam | അങ്ങ് എവിടെന്നാണ്? (angu evidennanu?) | ഞാന് യു... (njan yu...) |
| Maldivian | Kon rasheh? | |
| Maltese | Minn fejn int? | Jien minn ... |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Cre voish t'ou? | Ta mee çheet voish ... |
| Māori | Nō hea koe? | Nō ... ahau |
| Mongolian | Та хаанаас ирсэн бэ (Ta haanaas irsen be?) | Би ...ээс ирсэн (Bi ...ees irsen) |
| Nepali | तपाईंको/तिम्रो नाम के हो? (tapaaiiko/timro naam ke ho?) |
मेरो नाम ... हो (mero naam ... ho) |
| Norwegian | Hvor er du fra? | Jeg er fra ... |
| Norwegian | Hvor er du fra? (BM) Hvor kommer du fra? (BM) Kvar kjem du frå? (NN) Kvar er du frå? (NN) |
Jeg er fra ... (BM) Jeg kommer fra ... (BM) Eg kjem frå ... (NN) Eg er frå ...(NN) |
| Occitan | D'ont siás? D'ont sètz? | Soi de ... |
| Papiamento | Unda bo ta foi? Di unda bo ta? Di cual pais bo ta? | Mi ta foi ... / Ami ta di ... / Mi a bin for di ... |
| Pashto | (ta da kom zaee ye?) ته د كوم خاى يې؟ | (za da ... yem) زه د ... يم |
| Persian (Farsi) | (shoma ahleh koja hastid?) شما اهل کجا هستيد؟ (ahle kojayee?) اهل کجايي؟ |
من از ... هستم (man az ... hastam) |
| Polish | Skąd Pan jest? (frm>m) Skąd Pani jest? (frm>f) Skąd jesteś? (inf) |
Pochodzę z ... |
| Portuguese | De onde vens? (inf) De onde vem? (frm) De onde és? (inf) De onde é? (frm) |
Venho de ... Sou de ... |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | De onde você/o senhor/a senhora vem? (frm) De onde você é? (inf) De onde o senhor/a senhora é? (frm) |
Venho de ... Sou de ... |
| Punjabi | ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੀੱਥੋਂ ਹੋ? / تُسیں کتھے دے ہو؟ (tusing kiṭhong ho?) |
ਮੈਂ ... ਤੋਂ ਹਾਂ / میں ۔۔۔ توں ہاں۔ (maing ... tong hāng) |
| Quechua | ¿Maymantataq kanki taytay? (frm/>m) ¿Maymantataq kanki mamay? (frm/>f) ¿Maymanta kanki? (inf) |
(Nuqa) ...manta kani |
| Romanian | De unde sunteţi? | Eu sunt din ... |
| Russian | Oткуда вы?
(Otkuda vy?) - frm Oткуда ты? (Otkuda ty?) - inf |
Я из ... (Ja iz ...) |
| Samoan | O fea e te sau ai? | Ou te sau mai ... |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) |
De inne ses? | Eu so de ... |
| Scots | Whaur d'ye come frae? | A come frae ... A'm frae ... |
| Scottish Gaelic | Co às a tha thu? (inf) Co às a sibh? (frm) |
'Sann à ... a tha mi Tha mi à ... |
| Serbian | Одакле си?
(Odakle si?) - inf Одакле сте? (Odakle ste?) - frm |
Ја сам из... (Ja sam iz ...) |
| Sesotho | O tswa kae? | Ke tswa ... |
| Shona | Unobva kupi? (sg) Munobva kupi?? (pl) | Ndinobva ku... |
| Sicilian | Di unni veni? | Vengu di ... |
| Sinhala | ඔබ කොහෙන්ද? (oba kohendha?) | මම ... වෙන්/යෙන් (mama ... ven/yen) |
| Slovak | Odkialʼ si? (inf) Odkialʼ ste? (frm) |
Som z ... |
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Od kod ste? (frm/pl) Od kod si? (inf) |
Sem iz ... |
| Somali | Xagee ayaad ka timid? | ... waxaan ka imid |
| Spanish | ¿De dónde eres? (inf) ¿De dónde es usted? (frm) | Soy de ... |
| Swahili | Unatoka wapi? | Natoka ... |
| Swedish | Varifrån kommer du? | Jag kommer från ... Jag är från ... |
| Swiss German | Wohär sind Sie (frm) Wohär bisch Du? (inf) |
Ich bi vo ... |
| Tagalog | Taga saan po sila? (frm) Taga saan ka? (inf) |
Taga ... ako |
| Tamil | உங்கள் சொந்த ஊர் எது? (ungal sondha oor edhu?) |
என் சொந்த ஊர் .... (en sondha oor ...) |
| Tatar | Qayan bulasız? | |
| Tahitian | Nohea mai oe? | No te ... mai vau / I ... vau e faeia a |
| Tetum | Ita mai husi rai ida ne’ebe? O mai husi nasaun ida ne’ebe? |
Hau mai husi rai ... |
| Thai | คุณมาจากทีไหน? (kun maa jàak tee năi?) |
ผมมาจาก ... (pŏm maa jàak ...) m ดิฉันมาจาก ... (dì-chăn maa jàak ...) f |
| Tibetan | ཁྱེད་རང་ལུང་པ་ག་ནས་ཡིམ། (kayrang lungbâ kanay yin?) |
ང་ ... ནས་ཡིན། (nga ... nay yin) |
| Tigrinya | ካበይ ዓዲ መጺኻ (Kabey Adi Metsika) m ካበይ ዓዲ መጺኺ (Kabey Adi Metsiki) f |
ኣነ ካብ...መጽየ (Ane kab ……Metsiye) |
| Tongan | Ko ho'o ha'u mei fe? | Ko 'eku ha'u mei ... |
| Tsez | Назай ми неххо? (Nazay mi nexxo?) |
Ди ... āзай неххо (Di ... āzay nexxo) |
| Tswana | Ko gae ke kae? | Ke tswa ko ... |
| Turkish | Nerelisin? (inf) Nerelisiniz? (frm) | ...lıyım /
...liyim ...den / ..dan |
| Ukrainian | Звідки ви? (Zvidky vy?) | Я з ... (Ja z ...) |
| Urdu | آپکا تعلق
کہاں سے ہے؟ (āp ka tāluq kahan se hai?) |
میرا تعلق ... سے ہے (mera taluq ... se hai) |
| Uzbek | Siz qay yerdansiz? | Men ... |
| Venetian | De dove (indove) sito? | Vegno da... Sò da ... |
| Vietnamese | Ông từ đâu đến? | Tôi đến từ... |
| Võro | Kost sa peri olõt? | Ma elä ... |
| Welsh | O ble wyt ti'n dod? (inf) O ble ydych chi'n dod? (frm) |
Dw i'n dod o ... |
| Wolof | Fan nga joge? (sg) Fan ngeen joge? (pl) |
Maa ngi joge ... ... laa joge |
| Yiddish | פֿון וואַנענט קומסטו? (Fun vanent kumstu?) |
איך בין פֿונעם ... (Ikh bin funem ...) |
| Xhosa | Uvela phi? | Ndivela e... |
| Yorùbá | Nibo ni o ti wa? | Mo wa lati ... |
| Yucatec Maya | Tux a kaajal? | In kajalé ... |
| Zazaki | Şıma koti raê? | |
| Zulu | Uphumaphi? Uvelaphi? | Ngiphuma e ... Ngivela e ... |
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