Amharic አማርኛ am
ከየት ነህ?
Ke-yet neh?
A standard way to ask about someone's origin.
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How to say
Where are you from
50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.
Arabic العربية ar
من أين أنت؟
Min ay-na an-ta?
A standard question to ask about someone's origin; the female version is 'anti'.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আপনি কোথা থেকে এসেছেন?
Ap-nee ko-tha the-ke esh-e-chen?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Catalan català ca
D'on ets?
Don ets?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Czech čeština cs
Odkud jsi?
Od-koot yee-see?
A common and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Danish dansk da
Hvor er du fra?
Vohr er doo fra?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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German Deutsch de
Woher kommen Sie?
Voh-hair KOH-men Zee?
Use this to ask about someone's origin, especially when meeting someone new.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Από πού είσαι;
Ah-POH poo EE-seh?
A standard question to ask about someone's origin.
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Spanish Español es
¿De dónde eres?
Deh DOHN-deh EH-res?
Use this phrase to inquire about someone's origin, common in initial conversations.
Estonian eesti et
Kust sa pärit oled?
Kust sa pair-it o-led?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Basque Basque eu
Nongoa zara?
Non-go-a za-ra?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Persian فارسی fa
اهل کجایی؟
Ah-leh ko-jah-ee?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Finnish suomi fi
Mistä olet kotoisin?
Mis-ta o-let ko-to-i-sin?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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French Français fr
D'où venez-vous ?
Doo vuh-nay voo?
This is a standard way to ask someone where they are from, suitable for most situations.
Galician Galician gl
De onde es?
De on-deh es?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
તમે ક્યાંથી છો?
Ta-me kyaan-thi chho?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Daga ina ka?
Da-ga i-na ka?
A standard way to ask about someone's origin.
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Hebrew עברית he
מאיפה אתה?
Me-ay-fo ah-TAH?
A common and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
आप कहाँ से हैं?
Aap kah-haan se hain?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
Hungarian magyar hu
Honnan jöttél?
Hon-nan yot-tel?
A common and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Anda berasal dari mana?
An-da ber-a-sal da-ri ma-na?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Hvaðan ertu?
Kva-than er-tu?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Italian Italiano it
Di dove sei?
Dee DOH-veh say?
A common and polite way to inquire about someone's origin.
Japanese 日本語 ja
ご出身はどちらですか？
Go shoo-shin wa doh-chee-rah des ka?
This is a polite and common way to ask about someone's origin, especially when meeting someone new.
Korean 한국어 ko
어디에서 오셨어요?
Eo-di-e-seo o-syeo-sseo-yo?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Iš kur tu esi?
Ish kur too e-si?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Latvian latviešu lv
No kurienes tu esi?
No koo-ree-e-nes too e-si?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Marathi मराठी mr
तुम्ही कुठून आलात?
Tu-mhi ku-thoon aa-laat?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Malay Melayu ms
Anda berasal dari mana?
An-da ber-a-sal da-ri ma-na?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Waar kom je vandaan?
Waar kom yuh van-DAAN?
This is a common and friendly way to ask someone where they are from.
Norwegian norsk no
Hvor er du fra?
Voo-er er doo fra?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ਦੇ ਹੋ?
Tu-see kit-thon de ho?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Polish polski pl
Skąd jesteś?
Skond yesh-tesh?
A common and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
Portuguese Português pt
De onde você é?
Dzh ohn-dee vo-seh eh?
A standard and polite question to ask someone their origin.
Romanian română ro
De unde ești?
De oon-deh esht?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Russian русский ru
Откуда ты?
Ot-KOO-dah ti?
Use this to politely inquire about someone's origin.
Swedish svenska sv
Varifrån kommer du?
Va-ree-froon KOM-mer doo?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Unatoka wapi?
Oo-na-to-ka wa-pi?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
நீங்கள் எங்கிருந்து வருகிறீர்கள்?
Neen-gal eng-gi-run-thu va-ru-gi-reer-gal?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
మీరు ఎక్కడ నుండి వచ్చారు?
Mee-ru ek-ka-da nun-di vach-cha-ru?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Thai ไทย th
คุณมาจากไหน?
Koon maa jaak nai?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Taga saan ka?
Ta-ga sa-an ka?
A common and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Nerelisiniz?
Neh-reh-lee-see-niz?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Звідки ти?
ZVID-kee ti?
A standard question to ask about someone's origin.
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Urdu اردو ur
آپ کہاں سے ہیں؟
Aap ka-haan se hain?
A polite and common way to ask someone where they are from.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Bạn từ đâu đến?
Ban tu daw den?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ibí níbò ní o ti wa?
Ee-bee nee-boh nee oh tee wa?
A standard way to ask about someone's origin.
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Chinese 中文 zh
你来自哪里？
Nee lie-dzuh na-lee?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
你係邊度嚟嘅？
Nay hai bin dou lay ge?
A standard and polite way to ask someone where they are from.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Uvelaphi?
Oo-veh-la-fee?
A standard way to ask about someone's origin.
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