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How do you say "Where are you from?" in Mexican Spanish?
¿De dónde eres?
In Mexican Spanish, "Where are you from?" is ¿De dónde eres?.
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Pronunciation
Deh DOHN-deh EH-res: de is pronounced like English 'day,' and dónde has stress on the first syllable.
Grammar notes
Ser is an irregular verb, and eres is the second person singular (you are). De dónde literally means 'from where.'
Example sentence
¿De dónde eres tú?
Where are you from?
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How to remember ¿De dónde eres?
Dónde sounds like English 'don-day.' Think of where you are from as the 'day' or place where your story began.
Related words
- How old are you? ¿Cuántos años tienes?
- What do you dislike? ¿Qué no te gusta?
- What do you hate? ¿Qué odias?
- What do you love? ¿Qué es lo que amas?
- What do you want? ¿Qué quieres?
- What don't you want? ¿Qué no quieres?
- What is the weather on Friday? ¿Cómo está el clima el viernes?
- What is the weather on Saturday? ¿Cómo está el clima el sábado?
- What is the weather on Wednesday? ¿Cómo está el clima el miércoles?
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Questions about ¿De dónde eres?
How do you say "Where are you from?" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "Where are you from?" is ¿De dónde eres?. It is a noun.
How is ¿De dónde eres? written in Mexican Spanish?
¿De dónde eres? is written using the standard Mexican Spanish script.
How is ¿De dónde eres? used in a sentence?
Use ¿De dónde eres? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: ¿De dónde eres tú? (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?)
- Chinese 你来自哪里? (nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ ?)
- Spanish ¿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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