How to Say “Where are you from?” in Japanese

How do you say “Where are you from?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

Where are you from?

どこから来たんですか?

 dokokara kitandesuka

  • Where ? = どこ? doko
  • you = あなたは* anatawa
  • are from = から来たの kara kitano

*We do not usually use “あなたは (anatawa)” in spoken language.


どこ
where

から来たの
are from


We add “ですか (desuka)” to the end of a sentence when we speak politely.


来たの?
(casual)

来たのですか?**
(polite)


**”来たのですか (kitanodesuka)” often becomes “来たんですか (kitandesuka)” in everyday conversation.

How to Say “I’m from (your country).” in Japanese
https://jpwords.jp/i-m-from/