Where are you from? in different languages
How to say “Where are you from?” in 67 different languages, each written out, romanized and pronounced, and checked for natural everyday use. Tap the speaker to hear it, then practise saying it yourself in the SPAIKING app.
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“Where are you from?” in 67 languages at a glance
| Language | “Where are you from?” | Pronunciation | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | ¿De dónde eres? | deh dohn-deh eh-rehs | You can use this phrase when you meet someone and want to know their origin |
| 🇫🇷 French | D'où viens-tu ? | doo vyen tu | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their origin |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese | どこから来ましたか？ | doh-koh kah-rah kee-mah-shee-tah kah | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's origin or hometown |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | Da dove vieni? | dah doh-veh vee-eh-nee | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and wanting to know their background |
| 🇩🇪 German | Woher kommst du? | voh-hair kohmst doo | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇰🇷 Korean | 어디서 오셨어요? | uh-dee-suh oh-shuh-suh-yo | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and wanting to know their background |
| 🇨🇳 Chinese | 你来自哪里？ | nee lah-tsuh nah-lee | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇷🇺 Russian | Откуда ты? | aht-KOO-dah tee | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and wanting to know their background |
| 🇧🇷 Portuguese | De onde você é? | jee ohn-deh voh-seh eh | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and wanting to know their background |
| 🇸🇦 Arabic | من أين أنت؟ | min ayn anta? | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their origin |
| 🇮🇳 Hindi | आप कहाँ से हैं? | aap kahaan se hain | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's origin or hometown |
| 🇬🇧 English | Where are you from? | wair ar yoo frum | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new to learn about their background |
| 🇳🇱 Dutch | Waar kom je vandaan? | vahr kom yuh fahn-dahn | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇸🇪 Swedish | Var kommer du ifrån? | vahr kohm-mer doo ee-frawn | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇩🇰 Danish | Hvor er du fra? | vor air doo frah | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's background or where they grew up |
| 🇵🇱 Polish | Skąd jesteś? | skond yeh-stehsh | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇹🇷 Turkish | Nerelisin? | neh-reh-lee-sin | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesian | Dari mana kamu? | dah-ree mah-nah kah-moo | Use this phrase when you want to know where someone is from |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnamese | Bạn đến từ đâu? | bahn den too dow | Use this phrase when you want to know where someone is from |
| 🇺🇦 Ukrainian | Звідки ти? | zvid-kee tee | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇹🇭 Thai | คุณมาจากไหน | khun maa jaak nai | Use this phrase when you want to ask someone about their origin or hometown |
| 🇬🇷 Greek | Από πού είσαι; | ah-poh poo ee-seh; | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to learn about their background |
| 🇵🇭 Tagalog | Saan ka galing? | sahn kah gah-ling | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇮🇱 Hebrew | מאיפה אתה? | meh-eh-foh ah-tah | You can use this phrase when you want to ask someone about their origin or hometown |
| 🇳🇴 Norwegian | Hvor er du fra? | vor air doo fra | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇷🇴 Romanian | De unde ești? | deh oon-deh esh-ti | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇨🇿 Czech | Odkud jsi? | ohkood yee | Use this phrase when you meet someone new and want to know their background |
| 🇭🇺 Hungarian | Honnan jöttél? | hon-nahn yoh-tehl | Use this phrase when you want to know where someone is from |
| 🇫🇮 Finnish | Mistä olet kotoisin? | mees-tah oh-let koh-toh-seen | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇵🇰 Urdu | آپ کہاں سے ہیں؟ | aap kahaan se hain | Use this phrase when you want to know about someone's background or where they grew up |
| 🇷🇸 Serbian | Odakle si? | oh-dah-kleh see | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to learn more about them |
| 🇭🇷 Croatian | Odakle si? | oh-dah-kleh see | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgarian | Откъде си? | ot-khuh-deh see | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak | Odkiaľ si? | od-kyahl si | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇮🇳 Tamil | நீங்கள் எங்கு இருந்து வருகிறீர்கள்? | nee-ngal eng-goo irun-dhu varu-ki-reergal | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's hometown or country |
| 🇮🇳 Telugu | మీరు ఎక్కడి నుండి వచ్చారు? | mee-roo ek-ka-di nun-di va-chaa-ru | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's hometown or origin |
| 🇧🇩 Bengali | তুমি কোথা থেকে এসেছ? | too-mee koh-tha thek-ay ay-sech? | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's origin |
| 🇲🇾 Malay | Dari mana kamu? | dah-ree mah-nah kah-moo | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇮🇷 Persian | شما از کجا هستید؟ | shomaa az koja hastid | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇳🇵 Nepali | तिमी कहाँबाट हौ? | tee-mee kahaan-baat hau? | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new |
| 🇦🇱 Albanian | Nga je? | ngah yeh? | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇮🇳 Malayalam | നിങ്ങൾ എവിടെ നിന്നാണ്? | ningal evide ninnanu | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's origin or hometown |
| 🇮🇳 Kannada | ನೀವು ಎಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಬರುವಿರಿ? | nee-voo el-lin-da ba-ru-vi-ri | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇮🇳 Marathi | तू कुठून आलास? | too koot-hoon aa-las | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's origin in a casual conversation |
| 🇮🇳 Gujarati | તમે ક્યાંથી છો? | tuh-may kyaan-thee cho? | This phrase is commonly used when meeting someone new |
| 🇰🇪 Swahili | Unatoka wapi? | oo-nah-toh-kah wah-pee | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇿🇦 Afrikaans | Waar kom jy vandaan? | vahr kom yay fahn-dahn | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's origin or hometown |
| 🇮🇪 Irish | Cá as duit? | kaw as ditch | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🏴 Welsh | Ble wyt ti'n dod o? | bleh oo-it tee-n dod oh | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🏛️ Latin | Unde es? | oon-deh es | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and wanting to know their origin |
| 🌺 Hawaiian | No hea ʻoe? | noh hey-ah oh-eh | Use this phrase when you want to ask someone about their origin or hometown |
| 🇳🇿 Maori | Nō hea koe? | noh heh-ah koh-eh | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇿🇦 Zulu | Uphi na? | oo-pee nah | Use this phrase when you want to ask someone about their origin or hometown |
| 🇳🇬 Yoruba | Ibo ni iwo ti wa? | ee-boh nee ee-woh tee wah | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their origin |
| 🇳🇬 Hausa | Daga ina kake? | dah-gah ee-nah kah-keh | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their origin |
| 🇸🇴 Somali | Xaggee baad ka timid? | khah-geh bahd kah tim-id | Use this phrase when you want to know where someone is originally from |
| 🇮🇸 Icelandic | Hvaðan ertu? | kvah-than air-tu | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇪🇸 Catalan | D'on ets? | dohn ets | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇲🇲 Burmese | သင်ဘယ်ကမှလဲ။ | thing beh-kahm-lay | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇰🇭 Khmer | អ្នកមកពីណា? | ah-nek mok pi nah? | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇱🇰 Sinhala | ඔබ කුමන ප්රදේශයකින්ද? | obah kumana pradeshayakinda? | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇱🇦 Lao | ເຈົ້າມາຈາກໃສ | jay-ow mah jahk sai | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇪🇹 Amharic | ከየት ነህ? | keh-yet neh? | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their origin |
| 🇬🇪 Georgian | სად ხარ? | sahd khar | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and wanting to know their background |
| 🇦🇲 Armenian | Որտեղից եք դուք: | vor-tegh-its yek duk | Use this phrase when you want to know someone's origin |
| 🇦🇫 Pashto | تاسو چیرته یاست؟ | tah-soo cheer-tah yahst | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and you want to know their background |
| 🇵🇰 Sindhi | تُهين ڪٿي آهيو؟ | too-heen kuh-thee aa-hee-oo | You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and wanting to know their background |
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How do you say “Where are you from?” in different languages?
Spanish: ¿De dónde eres? · French: D'où viens-tu ? · Japanese: どこから来ましたか？ · Italian: Da dove vieni? · German: Woher kommst du? · Korean: 어디서 오셨어요?.
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