Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! Where are you from? A common question, right?! In today’s lesson, Joe and Bea look at some different ways to ask where someone is from, which is a really common question in introductory conversations. Think about it, while traveling, what is the second question you ask a stranger? You are going to need the verb “ser” to form the question, so stick with them, you are in good hands. Don’t forget to reference Costa Rican 5, Iberian 5, and Newbie 5 to really get the most out this sibling lesson! ¡Suelta la lengua con SpanishPod101.com!
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3 Responses to “Regional Series #9 - Peruvian #5 - Whereabouts are you from?”
January 17th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Now that we’ve learned “¿de dónde” and “¿de qué parte”, can anyone come up with some other ways to ask where someone is from?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:01 am
I found it very interesting. 
Pienso que puedo tambien decir “De que ciudad es tu?” , no?
February 5th, 2008 at 4:15 am
Hyunwoo Sun,
Good idea! Four quick comments:
1) the second person conjugation in the present tense of the indicative mood for the verb “ser” is “eres”: “tú eres”. You can check out the Verb Conjugation Tables in the Learning Center for a complete conjugation of “ser”.
2) questions in Spanish are always introduced by the inversed question mark “¿”.
3) the word “que” receives a graphic accent when it’s used in exclamations and interrogations: “qué”.
4) when we don’t place the graphic accent on “tu”, it means “your” and is a possessive adjective; however, when we place an accent on it, “tú”, then it means you and is a the second person singular personal pronoun.
So, we can correct your question and ask “¿De qué ciudad eres tú?” (What city are you from?).
Great job in coming up with the question though. Can you think of another one?
Saludos,
Joseph
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Category: Regional Spanish Series |
Grammar: de dónde, de qué parte | Function: asking about origin, asking where people are from | Topic: origin, where someone is from | Politeness Level: informal
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