How to ask people where they come from, and say where you come from.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, m = male (said by males), f = female (said by females)
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| Language | Where are you from? | I'm from ... |
|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | Тэдэ ущыща? (sg) Тэдэ шъущыща? (pl) | Сэ ... сыщыщ. (sg) Тэ ... тыщыщ. (pl) |
| Afrikaans | Waarvandaan kom jy? (inf) Waarvandaan kom u? (frm) | Ek kom van ... af |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Prêj ka je? (frm) Ka je? (inf) | Unê jam prêj ... |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Nga jeni? (frm) Nga je? (inf) | Unë jam nga ... |
| Aleut | Txin qanaax? Qaataax̂t? | .... haqaaxing |
| Altay | Слер кажы јердиҥ? (Sler kažı ĵerdiñ) | ... таҥ мен (... tañ men) ... јанынаҥ мен (... ĵanınañ men) |
| Aklan | Taga-siin ka? | Taga-... ako |
| Alsatian | Wo kümmsch dü her? Wo kummsch dü har? Wo kummsch har? | Ich kùmm von ... Ìch kumm üs ... |
| Amharic | ከየት ነህ፧ (käyät näh?) ＞m ከየት ነሽ፧ (käyät näš?) ＞f ከየት ኖት፧ (käyät not?) frm አንተ ከየት ነህ፧ (antä käyät näh?) ＞m አንቺ ከየት ነሽ፧ (anchi käyät näš?) ＞f እርስዎ ከየት ኖት፧ (ərswo käyät not?) frm | እኔ ከ ... ነኝ። (əne kä ... näň) ከ ... ነኝ። (kä ... näň) |
| Arabic (Egyptian) | m - (Inta minayn?)إنت منين؟ f - (Inti minayn?)إنت منين؟ | (ana min ...)أنا من ... |
| Arabic (Lebanese) | Men wayn inta? (m) Men wayn inti? (f) | Ana men ... |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) | m - (min ayn anta?)من أين أنت؟ f - (min ayn anti)من أين أنت؟ | (anā min ...)أنا من ... |
| Arabic (Moroccan) | >m (mnīn nta?)منين انت؟ >f (mnīn ntī?)منين انت؟ (mnīn ntūma? pl)منين انتم؟ | (ana men ...)انا من ... |
| Aragonese | D'an yes? (inf) D'an ye vusté? (frm) | Soi de ... |
| Aramaic | Mayko hatt? | |
| Armenian (Eastern) | Որտեղի՞ց ես: (Vorteghits es?) inf Որտեղի՞ց եք: (Vorteghits ek?) frm | Ես ...ից եմ: (Yes …-ic em) |
| Armenian (Western) | Ուրկէ՞ ես: (Oorge es?) inf որտեղէն է՞ք (Vordeghen ek?) frm | Ես ...էն եմ: (Yes ...en em) |
| Assamese | আপুনি ক'ৰ পৰা আহিছে? (apuni kor pôra ahisse?) - frm তুমি ক'ৰ পৰা আহিছা? (tumi kor pôra ahissa?) - inf | মই ...-ৰ পৰা আহিছোঁ (môi ...-r pôra ahissû) |
| Asturian | ¿De dónde yes? | Soi de ... |
| Atikamekw | Tante wetciin? | ... ni otcin |
| Azerbaijani | Haralısan? (inf) Haralısınız? (frm) | Mən ... danam |
| Balinese | Kamu uli dije? Cai uli dije? (>m) Nyai uli dije? (>f) | Tiang uling ... |
| Bambara | I bɛ bɔ min? | N bɛ bɔ ... |
| Bashkir | һеҙ ҡайҙан? (һyeź qayźan?) | |
| Basque | Nongoa zara? | ... koa/goa naiz |
| Bassa | Dɛ̌ m̀ sɔ̀ kɛ́? | Ḿ sɔ̀ ɖé … |
| Bavarian | Vo kemman s' hea? (frm) Vo han nå si hea? (frm) Vo san nå si hea? (frm) | I kim aus ... |
| Belarusian | Адкуль вы? (Adkuĺ vy?) | Я з ... (Ja z ...) |
| Bemba | Wafumakwisa? | Nafuma ku ... |
| Bengali | তুই কোথা থেকে এসেছিস? (Tui kotha theke eshechhish?) - (v)inf তুমি কোথা থেকে এসেছো? (Tumi kotha theke eshechho?) - inf আপনি কোথা থেকে এসেছেন? - frm (Apni kotha theke eshechhen?) | আমি ... থেকে এসেছি। (Ami ... theke eshechhi) |
| Bhojpuri | तु कहाँ से हव? (tu kahaan se hava?) | हम......से हईं (hum....se haiin) |
| Bikol | Taga saín ka? | Taga ... ako |
| Bislama | Yu kam wea? Yu blong wea? | Mi blong ... Mi kam long ... |
| Bosnian | Odakle dolazite? (frm) | Ja sam iz ... |
| Breton | Eus pelec’h emaout? (inf) Eus pelec’h emaoc’h? (frm) | Deus ... on |
| Bulgarian | Откъде сте? (Otkãde ste) frm Откъде си? (Otkãde si) inf | Аз съм от ... (Az sãm ot ...) От ... съм (Ot ... sãm) |
| Burmese | သင်ဘယ်ကလဲ? (sain bhaalkalell?) | ...ကပါ။ (k-par) |
| Catalan | D'on ets? (inf) D'on és vostè? (frm) | Sóc de... Vinc de ... |
| Cebuano | Taga-asa ka? Taga-diin ka? Taga dis-a ka? Taga-aha ka? Asa ka gikan? (inf) Asa kamo gikan? (frm) | Taga ... ko |
| Central Dusun | Hinonggo tadon nu? Honggo tadon nu? Hombo tadon nu? | Mantad oku hilo id ... |
| Chabacano de Cavite | De donde tu? | Do ... yo |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | De donde lugar tu? (inf) De donde lugar usted? (frm) De donde lugar vos? (crs) | De ... yo |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) | Taotao månu hao? | Taotao ... yo' |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) | Taotao manu hao? | Taotao ... yu |
| Chechen | Мичара ву хьо? (Miҫara vu ẋo?) - m Мичара ю хьо? (Miҫara yu ẋo?) - f Мичара ду шу? (Miҫara du şu?) - pl Хьо стенгара ву? (Ẋo stengara vu?) | Со ... ву (So ... vu) - m Со ... ю (So ... yu) - f Тхо ... ду (Txo ... du) - pl |
| Cherokee | ᎭᏢ ᏖᎬᎢ? (Hatlv tegvi) | ... ᏗᎨᎬ. (Digegv) |
| Chichewa | Mumachokera kuti? | Ndimachokera ku ... |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 你係邊度人呀？ (néih haih bīndouh yàhn a) 你由邊度嚟架？ (néih yàuh bīndouh lèih ga) 你係邊國人呀？ (néih haih bīngwok yàhn a) | 我係 ... 人 (ngóh haih ... yàhn) |
| Chinese (Hakka) | 你係奈國人？ (ngi2 he5 nai5 guet7 ngin2?) 你在奈仔來個？ (ngi2 hoi nai5 e3 loi2 ge5?) | 𠊎 ... 來個 (ngai2 ... loi2 ge5) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 你是從哪裡來的？ [你是从哪里来的？] (nǐ shì cóng nǎli lái de) 你是從哪兒來的？ [你是从哪儿来的？] (nǐ shì cóng nǎr lái de) 你是哪國人？ [你是哪国人] (nǐ shì nǎguórén) | 我是從 ... 來的 [我是从 ... 来的] (wǒ shì cóng ... lái de) 我是 ... 人 (wǒ shì ... rén) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) | 侬是撒地方人 （Nong si sali faning?) | 吾 ... 啥个人 (Ngu sa he ning ...) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) | 你是佗位的人？ (lí sī tó-ūi ê lâng?) | 我是...人 (góa sī ...lâng) |
| Chipewyan | ʔédlók’é náɂęddhér ɂá? | ... hots’į hast’į |
| Chuukese | En chon ia? | Ngang seni ... |
| Chuvash | Есӗ хӑсх шӗрсхывран? (Esĕ hăsh šĕrshyvran?) | Есě ... килнӗ (Esě ... kilnĕ) |
| Cimbrian | Von bannont khimmasto? Von bannont khèmmat-ar? | |
| Coastal Kadazan | Nomboo o nontodonon nu? | Mantad zou doiho ... |
| Cornish | A bleth os ta devedhys? | Devedhys ov a ... |
| Corsican | D'induve site? Di quale ne site? | Eiu sò di ... |
| Cree | ᑖᓂᑌ ᐁᐅᐦᒌᔭᐣ (tânitê ê-ohcîyan?) ᑖᓂᑏ ᐅᐦᒋ ᑭᔭ (tânitî ohci kiya?) | ... ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᔭ (... ohci niya) |
| Croatian | Odakle si? (inf) Odakle ste? (frm) | Ja sam iz ... |
| Cuyonon | Taga sadin kaw? | Ako taga ... Taga ... ako |
| Czech | Odkud jsi? (inf) Odkud jste? (frm) Kde bydlíš? (inf) Kde bydlíte? (frm) | Jsem z ... Bydlím v(e) ... |
| Danish | Hvor er du fra? Hvor kommer du fra? | Jeg er fra ... Jeg kommer fra ... |
| Dari | (Ahale kajâ hastêd?)اهل کجا هستید؟ | (Man ... hastam)من ... هستم |
| Dholuo | To ia kanye? | Aa ki ... |
| Duala | O e ndé mun'a we? | N'e nde muna ... |
| Dutch | Waar kom je vandaan? (inf) Waar komt u vandaan? (frm) | Ik kom uit ... |
| Dzongkha | ཁྱོད་ག་ཏེ་ལས་སྨོ? (Chhoe gatey lay mo?) | ང་ ... ལས་ཨིན (Nga ... lay inn) |
| Efik | Oto mmọñ? | Nto ... |
| Elfdalian | War kumb du frą̊? | Ig kumb frą̊ ... |
| Estonian | Kust te pärit olete? | Ma olen pärit ...st Ma tulen ...st |
| Ewe | Fika netso? | Metso ... |
| Extremaduran | Dándi eris? (inf) Cúyu eris? (inf) Dándi es usté? (frm) | So(i) de ... |
| Faroese | Hvaðani kemur tú? (inf) Hvaðani koma tygum? (frm) Hvaðan ert tú? (inf) Hvaðan eru tygum? (frm) | Eg komi úr ... Eg eri úr ... |
| Fijian | O ni lako mai vei? O kemuni mai vei? | O yau mai ... |
| Finnish | Mistä olet kotoisin? | Olen kotoisin ...sta |
| Flemish (West) | Va(n) woa zy’j? | Ik komm'(n) va(n) ... |
| French | D'où êtes-vous ? (frm) D'où venez-vous ? (frm) Tu viens d'où ? (inf) Tu es d'où ? (inf) | Je viens de ... Je suis de ... |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Weer kamst dü jurt? | Ik kam foon ... |
| Frisian (West) | Wêr komme jo wei? | Ik kom fan ... |
| Friulian | Di dulà sêstu? | O ven di ... |
| Galo | No olok pelv lokv qii gola? | Qo... pelv lokkv |
| Garifuna | Haliana buguya? | ... wa kek |
| Gascon | D'on vinis ? (inf) D'on vinets ? (frm) D'on ès ? (inf) D'on ètz ? (frm) | Vini de ... Que soi de ... |
| Georgian | საიდან ბრძანდებით? (saidan brdzandebit?) - frm საიდან ხართ? (saidan khart?) - frm საიდან ხარ? (saidan khar?) - inf | მე ვარ ... (me var ...) |
| German | Woher kommst du? (inf) Woher kommen Sie? (frm) | Ich komme aus ... |
| Greek (Ancient) | Ποδαπὸς εἶ; (Podapós eí?) - sg Ποδαποί ἐστε; (Podapoí este?) - pl | Ἐκ … ἔρχομαι. (Ek… érkhomai) |
| Greek (Modern) | Από πού είστε; (Apó pu íste?) - frm Από πού κατάγεστε; (Apó pu katágeste?) - frm Από πού είσαι; (Apó pu íse?) - inf Από πού κατάγεσαι; (Apó pu katágese?) - inf | Είμαι από ... (Eíme apó…) Κατάγομαι από ... (Katágome apó…) |
| Greenlandic | Suminngaaneerpit? | ...minngaaneerpunga |
| Guaraní | Moõguápa nde? | Che ... gua |
| Gujarati | તમે ક્યાંના છો?આપ ક્યાંના છો? (tame kyaan na chho) | હું .... નો છું (hun ... no chhu) - m/sg હું .... ની છું (hun ... ni chhu) - f/sg અમે ... નાં છે (ame ... na chhe) - pl |
| Haitian Creole | Ki kote ou sòti? Kote ou sòti? | M'soti ... |
| Hausa | Daga ina ka fito? | Na fito daga ... |
| Hawaiian | No hea mai ʻoe? | No ... mai au |
| Hebrew | m - (Meayin ata)מאין אתה? f - (Meayin at)מאין את? m - (Mi-eyfo ata)מאיפה אתה? f - (Mi-eyfo at)מאיפה את? | (Ani meh ...)אני מ ... |
| Herero | Ove wa za pi? | Ami mba za ... |
| Hiligaynon | Taga di-in ka? | Taga ... |
| Hindi | आप कहाँ से (आए) हैं? (āp kahāṁ se (āe) haiṁ) - frm तुम कहाँ से (आए) हो? (tum kahāṁ se (āe) ho?) - inf | मैं ... से (आए) हूँ (maiṁ ... se (āe) hūṁ) |
| Hmong (White) | Koj tuaj qhov twg tuaj? | Kuv tuaj ... tuaj |
| Hopi | Um haqaq pitu? | Nu' ... pitu |
| Hungarian | Hová valósi Ön? | Én ...ból/ből vagyok |
| Iban | Nuan datai 'ari ni? Dik datai 'ari ni? | Aku datai 'ari ... |
| Ibinda | Kussi ufuma? Ngeyo mussi nsi mbissi? | Minu mussi ... |
| Icelandic | Hvaðan ert þu? Hvaðan ertu? Hvaðan kemur þú? | Ég er frá ... |
| Igbo | Onye ebee ka ị bụ? | A bụ m onye ... E si m ... |
| Iloko | Tagaanoka? Sadino ti gapuanam? | Taga-...ak Naggapuak diay ... |
| Indonesian | Anda berasal dari mana? | Saya dari ... |
| Iñupiaq | Nakinngaaqpin Suminngaaqpin? Sumiuguviñ? | ...nngaaqpunga ...miuguruŋa |
| Inuktitut | ᓱᒥᙶᖅᐱᑦ (Huminngaaqpin) ᓇᑭᙶᖅᐱᑦ (Nakinngaaqpit) | ...ᙶᖅᐳᖓ (...nngaaqpunga) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Cá as duit? (Mun) Cárb as duit? (Ul) Cé as thú? (Con) | Is as ... dom Is as ... mé |
| Italian | Da dove vieni? Di dove sei? (inf) Da dove viene? Di dov'è? (frm) | Vengo da ... Sono di ... |
| Jamaican | Frah wha pawt yuh deh? | Mi deh ... |
| Japanese | 出身はどこですか？ (Shusshin wa doko desu ka?) どちらからですか (Dochira kara desu ka?) - frm | ～出身です (... shusshin desu) 私は～出身です (watashi wa ... shusshin desu) |
| Javanese | ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦁꦔꦤ꧀ꦱꦏꦶꦁꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦶ? (Panjengan saking pundi?) (Kromo Inggil) ꦏꦺꦴꦮꦺꦱꦏꦔꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦶ? (Kowe sạkạ ngendi?) (Ngoko) | ꦏꦸꦭꦱꦏꦶꦁ... (Kulạ saking ...) (Kromo Inggil) ꦲꦏꦸꦱꦏ... (Aku sạkạ ...) (Ngoko) |
| Jenesch | Zeekun ez bettu sem? | |
| Kabiye | Lé ŋlὶna? Ŋgɛ lé dύ? | Mὲlὶna ... |
| Kabyle | N-wansi-k? (>m) N-wansi-kem (>f) | Nekkini, si ... |
| Kalmyk | Альдасвт? (Al’dasvt?) | Би ... ас/әс (Bi ... as/auml;s) (e.g. I’m from Moscow/Elista - Би Москвас/ Элстәс) |
| Kannada | ನಿಮ್ಮ ಊರು ಯಾವುದು? (nimma ooru yāvudu?) ಅಥವಾ ನೀವು ಯಾವ ಕಡೆಯವರು? (athavā nēvu yāva kadeyavaru?) | ನಾ ... ಇಂದ ಬಂದಿದ್ದೀನಿ (nā ... linda bandiddīni) ನಾ ... ಲಿಂದ ಬಂದೇನಿ (nā ... linda bandēni) |
| Karuk | Hôoy ti’aramsîipriv? | ... ni'aramsîiprivtih |
| Kashubian | Skądka tё jes? (inf) Skądkaż tё jes? Skądkaż Wё jesce? (frm) | Jô jem z ... |
| Kazakh | Қай жердікісіз? (Qay jerdikisiz?) | Мен ... (Men ...) |
| Khmer | អ្នកមកពីប្រទេសណា? (ânâk mô pi brôté na?) | ខ្ងុំមកពី ... (khynŭm mô pi ...) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | Maba xus ta ǀkhi? (fm/sg) Maba xuts ta ǀkhi? (m/sg) Maba xu ro ra ǀkhi? (cm/dl) Maba xu ro ra ǀkhi? (fm/dl) Maba xu kho ra ǀkhi? (m/dl) Maba xu du ra ǀkhi? (cm/pl) Maba xu go ra ǀkhi? (m/pl) Maba xu so ra ǀkhi? (fm/pl) | Tita ge ...(-aǀ-baǀ-sa) xu ra ǀkhi. (cm/sg) |
| Kiribati | Kaain iia ngkoe? | Ngai boni kaain ... Boni kaain ... ngai |
| Koasati | Naksofon ochintihchi̱? | |
| Kpelle | íkula mí naa? | A kula ... |
| Korean | 어디서 오셨어요? (eodiseo osyeosseoyo) | 저는 ... 에서 왔어요 (jeoneun ... eseo wasseuyo) |
| Sierra Leone Creole / Krio | Usai yu kɔmɔt? | A kɔmɔt ... |
| Kumyk | Сиз къайдансыз? (Siz qaydansız?) | Мен ... гелгенмен (Men ... gelgenmen) |
| Kven | Mistä sie olet lähtöisin? | Olen lähtösin ...sta/stä |
| Kyrgyz | Сиз кайдан келдиңиз? (Siz kaydan keldingiz?) - sg/frm | Мен ...-дан келдим (Men ...-dan keldim) |
| Ladino | (Donde sos?)דונדי סוס? | (So de ...)סו די ... |
| Lakota Sioux | Tukténitaŋhaŋ he? | |
| Lao | ເຈົ້າມາແຕ່ໃສ? (jâo máa tae sai?) | ຂ້ອຍມາແຕ່ ... (kháwy m a tae ...) |
| Latin | Unde es? | ... sum |
| Latvian | No kurienes Jūs esat? | Es esmu no ... |
| Laz | სონური რე? (Sonuri re?) | მა დიხაიშე ... (Ma dixaişe ...) [lit:I'm from the place ...] |
| Lingala | Owuta Wapi? | Na wuti na ... |
| Lithuanian | Iš kur jūs esate? Iš kur tu esi? | Aš iš ... |
| Livvi-Karelian | Kuspäi työ tulitto? | Minä tulin ... Olen ... päi |
| Low Saxon | Wonääm kümmst du vun af? (sg) Wonääm kaamt jo vun af? (pl) | Ik kaam ut ... (sg) Wi kaamt ut ... (pl) |
| Lozi | Kwa hae ki kai? U zwa kai? | Ni zwa kwa ... |
| Luganda | Ova ludda wa? | Nva ... |
| Lule Sámi | Gåsstå la? Gånnå dån åro? | Mån boadáv ... |
| Luxembourgish | Vu wun kënns du? (inf) Vu wun kënnt Dir? (frm) | Ech kommen aus ... (country) Ech komme vun ... (city) |
| Macedonian | Од каде си? (Od kade si?) - inf Од каде сте? (Od kade ste?) - frm | Јас сум од (Yas sum od ...) |
| Magahi | अपने कहाँ के हखिन? /əpne kəhãː keː həkʰɪn/ | हम ... के हियो। (response to question) /həm ... keː hɪjoː/ हम ... के हिये। (general) /həm ... keː hɪjeː/ |
| Malagasy | Avy aiza ianao? | Avy any ... |
| Malay | Dari mana asal saudara? (frm) Asal dari mana? (inf) | Saya dari ... |
| Malayalam | അങ്ങ് എവിടെന്നാണ്? (angu evidennanu?) | ഞാന് യു ... (njan yu ...) |
| Maldivian | (Kon rasheh?)ކޮނ ރަށެހް؟ | (Alhugan'dakee ... rayyitheh)އަލހުގަންޑަކީ ... ރަޔޔިތެހް |
| Maltese | Minn fejn int? | Jien minn ... |
| Mam | Jtum tzajn? | |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Cre voish t'ou? (sg) Cre voish ta shiu? (pl) | Ta mee voish ... |
| Māori | Nō hea koe? | Nō ... ahau |
| Marathi | आपण कोठले आहात? (āpaṇ kōthale āhāt?) | आम्ही ...हून आहोत (amhi ... hun āhot) m मी ...हून आहे (mi ...hun āhe) f |
| Marshallese | Kwōj itok jān ia? | Ij itok jān ... |
| Mazandarani | (keje jā bemoi?)کجه جا بمویی؟ (keje je bemoi?)کجه جه بمویی؟ | (men ... hasseme)من ... هسمه (men ... jā bemoome)من ... جا بمومه |
| Míkmaq | Tami tleyawin kil? | N’in tleyawi ... |
| Mirandese | Ye d'adonde? Sós d'adonde? D'adonde sós? | Bengo de ... Sou de ... |
| Mon | ေဗွ ္ကႜဳင္နဴလု ဪေရာ? | |
| Mongolian | Та хаанаас ирсэн бэ (Ta haanaas irsen be?) | Би ...ээс ирсэн (Bi ...ees irsen) |
| Mossi | Yamb yita yɛ? (frm) Fo yita yɛ? (inf) | Mam yita ... |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Estvmin vtecke towa? | ... vtitos |
| Nahuatl | ¿Campa tihuala? | Nehuatl ... Nehua ... Ne nihuala ... |
| Navajo | Háadish nitsʼééʼ łeeʼ sitą́? (lit."Where is your umbilical cord buried?") Ąąʼ háádę́ę́ʼ? Háádę́ę́ʼísh íiyisíí naniná? | ... naashá |
| Nogai | Сиз кайдан келгенсиз? Калай еттинъиз? | Мен ...дан/ден/тан/тен/нан/нен келгенмен. |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Uvela ngaphi? | Ngivela e ... |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Uvela ngaphi? | Ngivela e... |
| Nepali | तपाईकी घर काहाँ हो? (tapāīkī ghara kāham ho?) तपाईँ कहाँको हुनुहुन्छ ? (tapāī̃ kahā̃ko hunuhuncha?) | मेरो घर ... हो (mero ghara ... ho) म ... बाट हुँ (ma … bāṭa hũ) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | छ गनं खः? (cha ganaṅ khah?) छ गन च्वंम्ह ? (cha gana cvaṅmha?) छङ्गू छेँ गन ? (chaṅgūcheṁ gana?) | जि ... नं खः। (ji ... naṅ khah) जि ....च्वंम्ह । (ji ... cvaṅmha) जिगू छेँ ... । (jigū cheṁ ...) |
| Northern Sámi | Gos don leat eret? | Mun lean ... eret |
| Northern Sotho | O tswa kae? | Ke tšwa ... |
| Norwegian | Hvor er du fra? (BM) Hvor kommer du fra? (BM) Kvar kjem du frå? (NN) Kvar er du frå? (NN) | Jeg er fra ... (BM) Jeg kommer fra ... (BM) Eg kjem frå ... (NN) Eg er frå ...(NN) |
| Obispeño (Northern Chumash) | Tʸi ptukɨłhɨ? | |
| Occitan | D'ont siás? dD'ont sètz? | Soi de ... |
| Ojibwe | Aanii piish enjebayin? Aaniini wenjibaayan? | ... ndojeba ... (n)indoonjibaa ... (n)indoonjiin |
| Okinawan | まーからやいびーが (maa kara yaibiiga?) - inf まーから来ゃーびてぃい (maa kara chaabiti i?) - frm | 我んねー……からやいびーん (wannee …..kara yaibiin) - inf 我んねー……. から来ゃーびたん (wannee ….kara chaabitan) - frm |
| Oʼodham | Bap ud amjedkam? | Añ ud ... amjedkam |
| Oriya | ଆପଣ କେଉଁଠାରୁ ଆସିଛନ୍ତି? (āpana keũṭāru āsichanti?) | ମୁଁ ... ରୁ ଆସିଛି (mũ ... ru āsichi) |
| Oshiwambo | Owa za peni? | Onda za ... |
| Palauan | Ke chad er ker er beluu? | Ak chad er a ... |
| Papiamento | Foi unda bo ta? Di unda bo ta? Di cual pais bo ta? | Mi ta foi ... Ami ta di ... Mi a bin for di ... |
| Pashto | (ta da kom zaee ye?)ته د كوم خاى يې؟ | (za da ... yem)زه د ... يم |
| Pennsylvania German / Dutch | Wu iss du her? | Ich kumm vun ... |
| Persian (Farsi) | شما اهل کجا هستيد؟ (shoma ahleh koja hastid?) اهل کجايي؟ (ahle kojayee?) | من از ... هستم (man az ... hastam) |
| Polish | Skąd Pan jest? (frm>m) Skąd Pani jest? (frm>f) Skąd jesteś? (inf) | Pochodzę z ... |
| Portuguese | É de onde? (frm) És de onde? De onde és? (inf) | Venho de ... Sou de ... |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | De onde você vem? (frm) De onde o senhor vem? (frm) De onde a senhora vem? (frm) De onde você é? (inf) De onde o senhor é? (frm) De onde a senhora é? (frm) | Venho de ... Sou de ... |
| Punjabi | ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੀੱਥੋਂ ਹੋ? /تُسیں کتھے دے ہو؟ (tusing kiṭhong ho?) | ਮੈਂ ... ਤੋਂ ਹਾਂ /میں ۔۔۔ توں ہاں۔ (maing ... tong hāng) |
| Quechua | ¿Maymantataq kanki taytay? (frm/>m) ¿Maymantataq kanki mamay? (frm/>f) ¿Maymanta kanki? (inf) | (Nuqa) ...manta kani |
| Rapa Nui | Mai hē a koe? Ō hē mai koe? | Mai te ... a au Ō ... mai au |
| Romanian | De unde sunteți? | Eu sunt din ... |
| Russian | Oткуда вы? (Otkuda vy?) - frm Oткуда ты? (Otkuda ty?) - inf | Я из ... (Ya iz ...) |
| Rusyn | Одкы сьте? (Odky c’te?) - frm Одкы єсь? (Odky êc’?) - inf | Я єм зо ... (Ja êm zo ...) |
| Sakha | Эһиги хантан сылдьаҕыт? (ehigi xantan sɯlɟaɣɯt) - frm Эн хантан сылдьаҕын? (en xantan sɯlɟaɣɯn) - inf | Мин ... сылдьабын (min … sɯlɟabɯn ...) |
| Samoan | O fea e te sau ai? | Ou te sau mai ... |
| Samogitian | Iš kor to ėsi? | Aš iš ... |
| Sango | Ala londo na ndo wa? | Mbi londo na ... |
| Sanskrit | भवान् कुत्रत्य: (bhavān kutratyaḥ) >m भवती कुत्रत्या (bhavatī kutratyā) >f | |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | De inue/ue/unde/umbe ses/benis? | (D)eo so(e) de ... Benzu de ... |
| Scots | Whaur ye fae? Whaur ar ye fae? Whaur dae ye come fae? | A'm fae ... |
| Scottish Gaelic | Co às a tha thu? (inf) Co às a sibh? (frm) | 'Sann à ... a tha mi Tha mi à ... |
| Serbian | Одакле си? (Odakle si?) - inf Одакле сте? (Odakle ste?) - frm | Ја сам из... (Ja sam iz ...) |
| Sesotho | O tswa kae? | Ke tswa ... |
| Shona | Unobva kupi? (sg) Munobva kupi?? (pl) | Ndinobva ku ... |
| Sicilian | Di unni si? Di unni veni? | Sugnu di ... Vegnu di ... [ˈvɛɲɲu ɾi] |
| Sindhi | توهان ڪٿان جا آهيو؟ | مان ... جو آهيان |
| Sinhala | ඔබ කොහෙන්ද? (oba kohendha?) | මම ... වෙන්/යෙන් (mama ... ven/yen) |
| Slovak | Odkiaľ si? (inf) Odkiaľ ste? (frm) | Som z ... |
| Slovenian | Od kod ste? (frm/pl) Od kod si? (inf) | Sem iz ... |
| Somali | Xagee ayaad ka timid? | ... waxaan ka imid |
| Southern Sámi | Gubpede datne båatah? | Manne ... båatam |
| Spanish | ¿De dónde eres? (inf) ¿De dónde es usted? (frm) | Soy de ... |
| Sundanese | Kawitna ti manti? | Abdi ti ... |
| Swahili | Unatoka wapi? | Natoka ... |
| Swazi | Uwakuphi? Uchamuka kuphi? Usuka kuphi? | Ngiwase ... Ngiwa ... |
| Swedish | Varifrån kommer du? | Jag kommer från ... Jag är från ... |
| Swiss German | Wohär sind Sie (frm) Wohär bisch Du? (inf) | Ich bi vo ... |
| Tagalog | Tagasaan ka? Saan ka nanggaling? | Taga ... ako Ako ay galing sa ... |
| Tajik | Шумо зодаи кучо хастед? (Šumo zodai kučo hasted?) | Ман аз ... хастам (Man az ... hastam) |
| Tamil (formal) | உங்கள் சொந்த ஊர் எது? (ungal sondha oor edhu?) [ml] [fm] | என் சொந்த ஊர் ... (en sondha oor ...) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | ஓங்க சோந்த ஊரெது? (onga sondha oor ethu) [fm] | எ0 சொந்த ஊர் ... (ẽ sondha oor ...) [fm] |
| Tatar | Qayan bulasız? | |
| Tahitian | Nohea mai oe? | No te ... mai vau I ... vau e faeia a |
| Teribe | ¿Pja kjone so? | Tja ... so dbäyo |
| Tetum | Ita mai husi rai ida ne'ebe? O mai husi nasaun ida ne'ebe? | Hau mai husi rai ... |
| Thai | คุณมาจากไหน (kun maa jàak năi) คุณมาจากทีไหน? (kun maa jàak tee năi?) | ผมมาจาก ... (pŏm maa jàak ...) m เรามาจาก ... (rao maa jàak ...) f |
| Tibetan | ཁྱེད་རང་ལུང་པ་ག་ནས་ཡིམ། (kayrang lungbâ kanay yin?) | ང་ ... ནས་ཡིན། (nga ... nay yin) |
| Tigrinya | ካበይ ዓዲ መጺኻ (Kabey Adi Metsika) m ካበይ ዓዲ መጺኺ (Kabey Adi Metsiki) f | ኣነ ካብ ... መጽየ (Ane kab ... Metsiye) |
| Tok Pisin | Ples bilong yu we? Yu kam long wanem hap? Yu bilong wanem hap? | Ples bilong mi ... Mi bin kam long ... Mi kam long ... Mi mangi ... |
| Tongan | Ko ho'o ha'u mei fe? | Ko 'eku ha'u mei ... |
| Tongva (Gabrielino) | Hamiipa'a kii? | Noon'em kii ... |
| Tsez | Назай ми неххо? (Nazay mi nexxo?) | Ди ... āзай неххо (Di ... āzay nexxo) |
| Tsonga | U huma kwihi? (sg) Mi huma kwihi? (pl) | Ndzi huma e ... |
| Tsotsil | Bu likemot talel? Bu likemot tal? | |
| Tswana | Ko gae ke kae? | Ke tswa ko ... |
| Turkish | Nerelisin? (inf) Nerelisiniz? (frm) | ...lıyım ...liyim ...den ..dan |
| Turkmen | Sen nireden? | Men ...dan |
| Tuvaluan | Ko oi tou fenua? Koe se tino mai fea? (sg) | Toku fenua ko ... Au se tino ... |
| Twi | Wo fire he? | Me firi ... |
| Ukrainian | Звідки ви? (Zvidky vy?) | Я з ... (Ja z ...) |
| Urdu | آپکا تعلق کہاں سے ہے؟ (ap ka taluq kahan se hai?) | میرا تعلق ... سے ہے (mera taluq ... se hai) |
| Uyghur | سىز نەرلىك؟ (Siz närlik?) | مەن ...لىك/لىق (Män ...lik/liq) |
| Uzbek | Siz qay yerdansiz? | Men ... |
| Venda | Ni bva gai? Vha bva ngfhi? | Ndi bva ... |
| Venetian | De dove sito? De indove sito? | Vegno da... Sò da ... |
| Veps | Kugalaine oled? Kuspäi oled? | Olen ...-späi Olen ...-spai |
| Vietnamese | Ông từ đâu đến? | Tôi đến từ... |
| Võro | Kost sa peri olõt? | Ma elä ... |
| Wayuu | Jalajeechi pia yaa? (m) Jalajeetü pia yaa? (f) | Chajeejachi taya …jee ... (m) Chajeejatü …jee ... (f) |
| Welsh | O ble wyt ti'n dod? (inf) O ble ydych chi'n dod? (frm) | Dw i'n dod o ... |
| West Kayah (Red Karen) | ꤔꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤥ꤬ꤘꤣ ꤊꤟꤢꤩ ꤙꤤꤒꤢꤩ꤭? [ŋɛ̤¹ o¹də ke̤ bite³] | ꤠꤢ꤭ ꤥ꤬ꤘꤣ ... [ŋɛ̤¹ o¹ bite³] |
| Wolof | Fan nga joge? (sg) Fan ngeen joge? (pl) | Maa ngi joge ... ... laa joge |
| Yiddish | (Fun vu kumstu?)פֿון וווּ קומסטו? | (Ikh kum fun ...)איך קום פון ... (Ikh bin fun ...)איך בין פון ... |
| Xhosa | Uvela phi? (sg) Usuka phi? (sg) Nivela phi? (pl) Nisuka phi? (pl) | Ndivela e ... Ndisuka e ... |
| Yamdena | Ko mof mpe? | Yakw kof ... |
| Yolngu | Ŋalaŋuwuy nhe? | Ŋarra ...-ŋuru |
| Yoruba | Nibo ni o ti wa? | Mo wa lati ... |
| Yucatec Maya | Tux a kaajal? | In kajalé ... |
| Zazaki | Ti kotî ra yena? (>f) Ti kanca ra yena? (>f) Ti kotî ra yenê? (>m) Ti kanca ra yenê? (>m) Ti kotî ra ya? Ti kotî ra yê? Ti kanca ra ya? Ti kanca ra yê? Şima kotî ra yî? (pl/sg frm) Şima kanca ra yî? (pl/sg frm) | Ez ... ra ya Ez ... ra yena Ez ... ij a |
| Zulu | Uphumaphi? Uvelaphi? | Ngiphuma e ... Ngivela e ... |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | ||
|---|---|---|
| Esperanto | De kie vi estas? | Mi estas de ... |
| Interlingua | De ubi veni vos? | Io veni de ... |
| Lojban | .i do xabju ma | .i mi xabju la ... .i do xabju ma ... |
| Klingon | munglIj nuq | mungwIj 'oH ...'e' |
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