by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Where do you live?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Where do you live?
どこに住んでるの？
dokoni sunderuno*
*”住んでるの (sunderuno)” often becomes “住んでんの (sundenno)” in everyday conversation.
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
どこに住んでるんですか？
dokoni sunderun desuka
Pronunciation
- where? ＝ どこに？ dokoni
- you ＝ あなたは* anatawa
- live ＝ 住んでるの sunderuno
*We do not usually use “あなたは (anatawa)” in spoken language.
どこに
where
＋
住んでるの
live
