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where are you from

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

In which country or region were you born or raised?

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

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  • Albanian: nga je? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Albanian: nga jeni? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Jicarilla: haʼshį́į́ nandá? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Arabic: مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟ (min ʔayna ʔanta?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Arabic: مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتِ؟ (min ʔayna ʔanti?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Arabic: إنت منين؟ (ʔinta minēn?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Arabic: إنتي منين؟ (ʔinti minēn?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Arabic: حضرتك منين؟ (ḥaḍritak minēn?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Arabic: حضرتك منين؟ (ḥaḍritik minēn?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Armenian: որտեղի՞ց եք (orteġicʻ ekʻ) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Armenian: որտեղացի՞ եք (orteġacʻi ekʻ) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Armenian: որտեղի՞ց ես (orteġicʻ es) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Armenian: որտեղացի՞ ես (orteġacʻi es) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Azerbaijani: sən haradansan? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Azerbaijani: siz haralısınız? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Basque: nongoa zara? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Belarusian: адку́ль вы? (adkúlʹ vy?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Belarusian: адку́ль ты? (adkúlʹ ty?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Bengali: তুমি কোথা থেকে আসছ (tumi kōtha theke aśoch) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Bulgarian: от къ́де сте? (ot kǎ́de ste?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Bulgarian: от къ́де си? (ot kǎ́de si?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Catalan: d'on ets? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Cebuano: taga-diin man ka? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Chichewa: mumachokera kuti? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你是哪裡人? /你是哪里人? (nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你從哪裡來的? /你从哪里来的? (nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái de?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Czech: odkud jste — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Czech: odkud jsi — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Danish: hvor er du fra? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Danish: hvor kommer du fra? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Dutch: waar kom je vandaan? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Dutch: waar komt u vandaan? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Estonian: kust te pärit olete? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Estonian: kust sa pärit oled? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Faroese: hvaðan ert tú — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Finnish: mistä olet kotoisin — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • French: d'où venez-vous — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • French: d'où viens-tu — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • French: tu viens d'où — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • French: vous venez d'où — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Galician: de onde es? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Georgian: სადაური ხარ(თ)? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Georgian: საიდან ხარ(თ)? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Georgian: საიდან ხარ(თ) წარმოშობით? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • German: woher kommen Sie — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • German: woher kommst du — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Greek: από πού είστε; (apó poú eíste?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Greek: από πού είσαι; (apó poú eísai?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hawaiian: mai hea mai ʻoe? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hebrew: מאיפה אתה? (me-eyfo ata?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hebrew: מאיפה את? (me-eyfo at?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hindi: आप कहां से हैं (āp kahā̃ se ha͠i ?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hindi: तुम कहां से हो? (tum kahā̃ se ho?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hindi: तू कहां से है? (tū kahā̃ se hai?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hungarian: ön hová valósi? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hungarian: ön milyen nemzetiségű? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hungarian: ön honnan származik? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hungarian: hová valósi vagy? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Hungarian: milyen nemzetiségű vagy? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Icelandic: hvaðan ertu? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Icelandic: hvaðan kemurðu? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Icelandic: hvaðan kemur þú? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Ido: deube vu venas? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Ido: deube tu venas? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Indonesian: dari mana Anda berasal? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Indonesian: dari mana kamu berasal? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Indonesian: dari manakah asalmu? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Indonesian: dari mana asalnya? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Indonesian: asalnya mana? (dari) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Italian: da dove vieni? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Italian: da dove viene? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Italian: di dove sei? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Italian: di dov'è? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Japanese: ご出身はどちらですか (go-shusshin wa dochira desu ka?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Japanese: どこから来ましたか (doko kara kimashita ka?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Jingpho: nang kanang na rai ta — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Jingpho: nang kara kaw na rai ta — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kapampangan: taganokarin ka? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kapampangan: taganoka? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kapampangan: nokarin ka ibat? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kapampangan: non ka ibat? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kapampangan: ibat ka nokarin? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kapampangan: taganokarin kayo? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kapampangan: taganokarin kayu po? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kazakh: қайдансыз? (qaidansyz?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kazakh: қайдансың? (qaidansyñ?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Khmer: តើអ្នកមកពីណា (taə nĕək mɔɔk pii naa) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Khmer: ឯងមកពីណា (ʼaeng mɔɔk pii naa) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Korean: 어디서 오셨습니까? (eodi-seo osyeotseumnikka?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Korean: 어디서 오셨어요? (eodi-seo osyeosseoyo?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Korean: 어디서 왔어? (eodi-seo wasseo?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Korean: 어디 출신이십니까? (eodi chulsin-isimnikka?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Korean: 어디 출신이야? (eodi chulsin-iya?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Central Kurdish: خەلکی کوێی؟ (xelkî kwêy?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kyrgyz: кайдансың? (kaydansıŋ?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Kyrgyz: кайдансыз? (kaydansız?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Lao: ເຈົ້າມາແຕ່ໃສ (chao mā tǣ sai) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Latin: unde es? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Latvian: no kurienes tu esi? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Latvian: no kurienes jūs esat? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Laz: სონური რე (sonuri re) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Lithuanian: iš kur tu esi? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Lithuanian: iš kur jūs esate? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Macedonian: од каде си? (od kade si?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Macedonian: од каде сте? (od kade ste?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Maltese: minn fejn int? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Marathi: तू कुठचा आहेस? (tū kuṭhcā āhes?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Marathi: तू कुठची आहेस? (tū kuṭhcī āhes?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Marathi: तुम्ही कुठचे आहात? (tumhī kuṭhce āhāt?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Marathi: तुम्ही कुठच्या आहात? (tumhī kuṭhacyā āhāt?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Mòcheno: va bou kemmt ir? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Mongolian: та хаанаас ирсэн бэ? (ta xaanaas irsen be?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Mongolian: чи хаанаас ирсэн юм бэ? (či xaanaas irsen jüm be?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Navajo: háadish nitsʼééʼ łeeʼ sitą́? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Navajo: ąąʼ háádę́ę́ʼ? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Nepali: तिमी कहाँको हौं? (timī kahā̃ko ha͠u?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvor kommer du fra? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvor er du fra? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvar kjem du frå? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvar er du frå? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Ojibwe: aaniindi wenjibaayan? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Old English: hwanon eart þū? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Palauan: ke chad er ker el beluu? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Iranian Persian: اَهْلِ کُجایید؟ (ahl-e kojâyid?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Iranian Persian: اَهْلِ کُجا هَسْتید؟ (ahl-e kojâ hastid?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Iranian Persian: شُما کُجایی هَسْتید؟ (šomâ kojâyi hastid?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Polish: skąd jesteś? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Polish: skąd pochodzisz? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Polish: skąd pan jest?skąd pani jest? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Portuguese: de onde vens? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Portuguese: de onde você é? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Romani: katar avilǎn? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Romani: katar avile? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Romanian: de unde sunteţi? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Romanian: de unde ești? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Russian: отку́да ты ро́дом? (otkúda ty ródom?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Russian: отку́да вы ро́дом? (otkúda vy ródom?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Russian: ты отку́да? (ty otkúda?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Russian: вы отку́да? (vy otkúda?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Russian: отку́да ты прие́хал? (otkúda ty prijéxal?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Russian: отку́да ты прие́хала? (otkúda ty prijéxala?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Russian: отку́да вы прие́хали? (otkúda vy prijéxali?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Samoan: o fea e te sau ai — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Scots: whaur ye fae? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Scots: whaur dae ye come fae? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Scots: far aboots ye fae? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Scottish Gaelic: cò às a tha thu? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Serbo-Croatian: одакле сте? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Serbo-Croatian: одакле си? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Serbo-Croatian: odakle ste? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Serbo-Croatian: odakle si? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Seri: miixöni quih zó hant ano tiij? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Slovak: odkiaľ ste? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Slovak: odkiaľ si? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Slovene: odkod si? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Spanish: ¿de dónde eres? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Spanish: ¿de dónde es usted? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Swahili: unatoka wapi? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Swedish: var kommer du ifrån? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Swedish: varifrån är du? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Swedish: varifrån kommer du? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Tagalog: saan ka nanggaling? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Tagalog: saan ka nagmula? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Tajik: ту зодаи куҷо ҳастӣ? (tu zoda-yi kujo hasti?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Tajik: шумо зодаи куҷо ҳастед? (šumo zoda-yi kujo hasted?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Thai: คุณมาจากที่ไหน (kun maa jàak tîi-nǎi?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Tibetan: ཁྱེད་རང་ལུང་པ་ག་ནས་ཡིམ། (khyed rang lung pa ga nas yim) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Tok Pisin: yu bilong we — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Turkish: nerelisiniz? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Turkish: nerelisin? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Turkmen: sen nireden? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Turkmen: siz nireden? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Ukrainian: звідки́ ви приї́хали? (zvidký vy pryjíxaly?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Ukrainian: звідки́ ви? (zvidký vy?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Ukrainian: звідки́ ти? (zvidký ty?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Urdu: آپ کَہاں سے ہَیں؟ (āp kahā̃ se ha͠i?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Urdu: تُو کَہاں سے ہو؟ (tū kahā̃ se ho?) — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Uzbek: sen qayerdansan? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Uzbek: siz qayerdansiz? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Vietnamese: bạn từ đâu đến? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Vietnamese: bạn quê ở đâu? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Vietnamese: bạn là người nước nào? — in which country or region were you born or raised
  • Yup'ik: naken anellrusit? — in which country or region were you born or raised