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？ |
Where are you from? Where you live? |
<Basic way> お国はどちらですか？ |
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<Basic way> ご出身は？ |
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<The spoken language.(not polite.)> どこの国の人？ |
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| *The above-mentioned are expression that asks the nationality. | |
<Polite way> どちら から 来られました？ |
Where did you come from? Where are you from? |
<Basic way> どこ から 来たんですか？ |
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The spoken language.(not polite) どこ から 来たの？ |
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[ National origin? Place of departure point? ] *The above-mentioned are very ambiguous. But Japanese people will not ask a "national origin" to Japanese people. |
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By Hararie
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