by Tomoyuki Higuchi
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/