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How do you say "Where are you from?" in Spanish?
¿De dónde eres?
In Spanish, "Where are you from?" is ¿De dónde eres?.
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Pronunciation
Say de DON-de EH-res. De donde means 'from where'. Eres rhymes with 'air-es'.
Grammar notes
De donde asks about origin. Eres is the second person singular present of ser (to be).
Example sentence
De donde eres tu.
Where are you from.
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How to remember ¿De dónde eres?
DE DONDE = from where. Ser tells you who or where you are from.
Related words
- How old are you? ¿Qué edad tienes?
- What can you do? ¿Qué puedes hacer?
- What do you dislike? ¿Qué no te gusta?
- What do you hate? ¿Qué odias?
- What do you love? ¿Qué es lo que amas?
- What don't you want? ¿Qué no quieres?
- What is the weather? ¿Qué tiempo hace?
- What is the weather on Sunday? ¿Qué tiempo hará el domingo?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? ¿Qué tiempo hará el martes?
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Questions about ¿De dónde eres?
How do you say "Where are you from?" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "Where are you from?" is ¿De dónde eres?. It is a noun.
How is ¿De dónde eres? written in Spanish?
¿De dónde eres? is written using the standard 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 donde eres tu. (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 (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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