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How to say "Where are you from?" in Japanese.

Today's lesson is "Where are you from?" and "Where did you come from?"

First, please learn these Japanese words.

• どちら[dochira]
  　=where
  
  
• どこ[doko]
  　=where
  
  
• あなた[anata]
  　=you
  
  
• ご出身[go-shusshin],
  お国[okuni],
  　=your nationality.
  　=your hometown.
  
  
• から[kara]
  　=from
  
  
• 来た[kita],
  来られ[korare],
  　=come

The above-mentioned is a simple explanation of the meaning of each word.
Moreover, "お[o]" and "ご[go]" are the special sounds put for a polite word.

Japanese & Pronunciation	English
<Polite way> ご出身はどちらですか？ goshusshin wa dochira desuka?	Where are you from? Where you live?
<Basic way> お国はどちらですか？ okuni wa dochira desuka?
<Basic way> ご出身は？ goshusshin wa?
<The spoken language.(not polite.)> どこの国の人？ doko no kuni no hito?
*The above-mentioned are expression that asks the nationality.
<Polite way> どちら から 来られました？ dochira kara korare mashita?	Where did you come from? Where are you from?
<Basic way> どこ から 来たんですか？ doko kara kitan desuka?
The spoken language.(not polite) どこ から 来たの？ doko kara kita no?
[ National origin? Place of departure point? ] *The above-mentioned are very ambiguous. But Japanese people will not ask a "national origin" to Japanese people. If you are not oriental, these questions ask "Your nationality".

 

 

By Hararie