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Where are you from? in Chinese

Unit 2 — Where you're from · 30 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for where are you from?

Example conversations in Chinese

Meeting someone new

你来自哪里?
Where are you from?
我来自墨西哥。
I'm from Mexico.
你来自哪个城市?
What city are you from?
我来自瓜达拉哈拉。那是一座美丽的城市。
I'm from Guadalajara. It is a beautiful city.
你喜欢你的城市吗?
Do you like your city?
是的,我非常喜欢它。
Yes, I like it very much.
你现在住在这里吗?
Do you live here now?
是的,我去年搬到这里了。
Yes, I moved here last year.
你喜欢这里吗?
Do you like it here?
是的,我也喜欢这座城市。
Yes, I like this city too.
你想念你的国家吗?
Do you miss your country?
是的,但是我在这里很开心。
Yes, but I'm happy here.

Classroom conversation

你来自哪里?
Where are you from?
我来自巴西。
I'm from Brazil.
你来自哪个城市?
What city are you from?
圣保罗。它是一个大城市。
São Paulo. It is a big city.
你是什么时候搬到这里来的?
When did you move here?
我去年为了上学搬到这里来了。
I moved here last year for school.
你住在学校附近吗?
Do you live near campus?
是的,我住得很近。
Yes, I live close by.
你喜欢住在这里吗?
Do you like living here?
是的,我喜欢这里。
Yes, I like it here.
你的国家很不一样吗?
Is your country very different?
是的,但是这里的人很友好。
Yes, but people here are friendly.

At work

你原来是哪里人?
Where are you from originally?
我来自印度。
I'm from India.
你来自哪个城市?
What city are you from?
孟买。它是一个大城市。
Mumbai. It is a big city.
你住在这附近吗?
Do you live near here?
是的,我住得离工作地点很近。
Yes, I live close to work.
你是什么时候搬到这里来的?
When did you move here?
我是两年前搬到这里的。
I moved here two years ago.
你喜欢这个城市吗?
Do you like this city?
是的,我很喜欢它。
Yes, I like it a lot.
你会回自己的国家吗?
Do you visit your country?
是的,我每年去看望一次家人。
Yes, I visit my family once a year.

Talking to a neighbor

嗨,你是新来的吗?
Hi, are you new here?
是的,我刚搬到这里。
Yes, I just moved here.
欢迎。你来自哪里?
Welcome. Where are you from?
我来自韩国。
I'm from South Korea.
你来自哪个城市?
What city are you from?
我来自首尔。
I'm from Seoul.
你喜欢这个社区吗?
Do you like this neighborhood?
是的,我喜欢这里。
Yes, I like it here.
你和家人一起住吗?
Do you live with family?
是的,我家人也住在这里。
Yes, my family lives here too.
我很高兴你搬到这里来了。
I'm glad you moved here.
谢谢。这里的人都很友善。
Thanks. People here are very kind.

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