How to Say Where You're From - Examples and Variation

Master how to say where you're from with the key pattern

Also Appears In: Can Introduce Yourself Level 1.1 Can Do Mexican Spanish

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Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Mark: Soy de Nueva York.

Ángel: Soy de Guadalajara.

Emma: Soy de Seattle.

Jack: Soy de Londres.

Víctor: Soy de Veracruz.

Mia: Soy australiana.

Did you notice how the last speaker omits the de and replaces a city name with australiana?

Mia Martin: Soy australiana. "I'm Australian." Soy australiana.

Instead of de plus the {CITY NAME} placeholder, she uses an adjective for her nationality.

This pattern is

Soy {NATIONALITY}.

"I'm {NATIONALITY}."

Soy {NATIONALITY}.

In Mia Martin’s case, she uses a feminine adjective to describe herself.

Mia Martin: Soy australiana.

In the case of a male speaker from Australia, he would use a masculine adjective, australiano, to describe himself.

Soy australiano. I’m Australian. Soy australiano.

You should be aware of this pattern, but for this lesson, we’ll use the pattern

Soy de {CITY NAME}.

"I'm from {CITY NAME}."

Soy de {CITY NAME}.

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