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How do you say "Where are you from?" in Chinese?
你来自哪里?
nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ ?
In Chinese, "Where are you from?" is 你来自哪里?.
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Pronunciation
Nee lye dzuh nah lee, with lái (come) in second tone and zì (from) in fourth tone for the origin inquiry.
Writing and usage
Five characters: 你 (you), 来 (come/from), 自 (from/self), 哪 (which), 里 (place). Asks about origin or hometown.
Example sentence
你来自哪里?
Where are you from?
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How to remember 你来自哪里?
Lái zì nǎ lǐ (come from where) frames the question about geographic origins or home regions.
Related words
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- What is the temperature on Saturday? 星期六的温度是多少? xīng qī liù de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? 星期四的温度是多少? xīng qī sì de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the weather? 天气怎么样? tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Sunday? 星期天的天气怎么样? xīng qī tiān de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Thursday? 星期四的天气怎么样? xīng qī sì de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? 星期二的天气怎么样? xīng qī èr de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is your personality? 你的个性是什么样的? nǐ de gè xìng shì shén me yàng de ?
- Who is your best friend? 你最好的朋友是谁? nǐ zuì hǎo de péng you shì shéi ?
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Questions about 你来自哪里?
How do you say "Where are you from?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "Where are you from?" is 你来自哪里?. It is a noun.
How is 你来自哪里? written in Chinese?
Five characters: 你 (you), 来 (come/from), 自 (from/self), 哪 (which), 里 (place). Asks about origin or hometown.
How is 你来自哪里? used in a sentence?
Use 你来自哪里? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 你来自哪里? (Where are you from?).
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"Where are you from?" in other languages
- Japanese 出身地はどこですか？ (shusshinchi wa doko desu ka ？)
- Korean 어디에서 왔어요? (eodieseo wasseoyo?)
- Spanish ¿De dónde eres?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿De dónde eres?
- French D'où viens-tu ?
- German Woher kommst du?
- Italian Di dove sei?
- Russian Откуда ты? (otkuda ty?)
- Greek Από πού είσαι; (apo pu ise)
- Arabic أنت منين؟ (inta minin?)
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