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How do you say "Where are you from?" in Korean?
어디에서 왔어요?
eodieseo wasseoyo?
In Korean, "Where are you from?" is 어디에서 왔어요?.
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Pronunciation
Say 'uh-dee-eh-suh wah-ssuh-yo' with 'eodieseo' as from-where and 'wasseoyo' as came.
Writing and usage
어디에서 왔어요 uses 어디 (where), 에서 (from), and 왔어요 (came).
Example sentence
어디에서 왔어요?
Where are you from?
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How to remember 어디에서 왔어요?
Eodieseo asks where from. Picture arriving from somewhere distant.
Related words
- How old are you? 몇 살이에요? myeot salieyo?
- What can you do? 무엇을 할 수 있어요? mueoseul hal su itseoyo?
- What do you dislike? 무엇을 안 좋아해요? mueoseul an joahaeyo?
- What do you want? 무엇을 하고 싶어요? mueoseul hago sipeoyo?
- What is the temperature on Monday? 월요일 기온이 어때요? woryoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? 수요일 기온이 어때요? suyoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Friday? 금요일 날씨가 어때요? geumyoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Monday? 월요일 날씨가 어때요? woryoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Sunday? 일요일 날씨가 어때요? ilyoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
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Questions about 어디에서 왔어요?
How do you say "Where are you from?" in Korean?
In Korean, "Where are you from?" is 어디에서 왔어요?. It is a noun.
How is 어디에서 왔어요? written in Korean?
어디에서 왔어요 uses 어디 (where), 에서 (from), and 왔어요 (came).
How is 어디에서 왔어요? used in a sentence?
Use 어디에서 왔어요? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 어디에서 왔어요? (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 ？)
- Chinese 你来自哪里? (nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ ?)
- 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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