How to say

Where

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Amharic አማርኛ am

የት?

Yet?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Amharic.

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Arabic العربية ar

أين؟

Ay-na?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Arabic.

Bangla বাংলা bn

কোথায়?

Ko-thay?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Bengali.

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Catalan català ca

On?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Catalan.

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Czech čeština cs

Kde?

Gdeh?

Use this to ask 'where' in Czech.

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Danish dansk da

Hvor?

Voor?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Danish.

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German Deutsch de

Wo?

Vo?

This is the most common way to ask 'where' in German.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Πού;

Poo?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Greek.

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Spanish Español es

¿Dónde?

Don-deh?

Use this to ask about a location, whether it's a physical place or an abstract concept.

Estonian eesti et

Kus?

Koos?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Estonian.

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Basque Basque eu

Non?

Nohn?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Basque.

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Persian فارسی fa

کجا؟

Koh-jah?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Persian.

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Finnish suomi fi

Missä?

Mis-seh?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Finnish.

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French Français fr

Où?

Oo?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in French, used in both formal and informal settings.

Galician Galician gl

Onde?

On-deh?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Galician.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

ક્યાં?

Kya?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Gujarati.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Ina?

Ee-nah?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Hausa.

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Hebrew עברית he

איפה?

Ay-foh?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Hebrew.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

कहाँ?

Kuh-haan?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Hindi.

Hungarian magyar hu

Hol?

Hole?

Use this to ask 'where' in Hungarian.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Di mana?

Dee mah-nah?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Indonesian.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Hvar?

Kvar?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Icelandic.

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Italian Italiano it

Dove?

Doh-veh?

Use 'Dove?' to inquire about location.

Japanese 日本語 ja

どこ？

Doh-koh?

Use 'Doko?' in casual conversation; 'Dochira?' is more polite.

Korean 한국어 ko

어디?

Uh-dee?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Korean.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Kur?

Koor?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Lithuanian.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Kur?

Koor?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Latvian.

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Marathi मराठी mr

कुठे?

Ku-the?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Marathi.

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Malay Melayu ms

Di mana?

Dee mah-nah?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Malay.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Waar?

Use this to ask 'where' in Dutch.

Norwegian norsk no

Hvor?

Voor?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Norwegian.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਕਿੱਥੇ?

Ki-the?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Punjabi.

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Polish polski pl

Gdzie?

G'djeh?

Use this to ask 'where' in Polish.

Portuguese Português pt

Onde?

On-deh?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Portuguese.

Romanian română ro

Unde?

Oon-deh?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Romanian.

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Russian русский ru

Где?

Gdeh?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Russian.

Swedish svenska sv

Var?

Vahr?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Swedish.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Wapi?

Wah-pee?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Swahili.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

எங்கே?

En-gay?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Tamil.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఎక్కడ?

Ek-kah-dah?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Telugu.

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Thai ไทย th

ที่ไหน?

Tee nai?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Thai.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Saan?

Sahn?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Tagalog.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Nerede?

Neh-reh-deh?

Use this to ask 'where' in Turkish.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Де?

Deh?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Ukrainian.

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Urdu اردو ur

کہاں؟

Kuh-haan?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Urdu.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Ở đâu?

Ở dow?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Vietnamese.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Níbo?

Nee-boh?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Yoruba.

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Chinese 中文 zh

哪里？/ 哪儿？

Naa-lee? / Naar?

Both are used; '哪里' is more formal, '哪儿' is more common in spoken Mandarin.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

邊度？

Bin-dou?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Cantonese.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Kuphi?

Koo-fee?

This is the standard way to ask 'where' in Zulu.

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