Finding Out Where Someone Is From

2.2.1. The Main Idea

In French, there are several ways to ask where someone is from. The simplest everyday version is:

The word d’où means from where.

2.2.2. Main Questions

2.2.3. Main Answer Pattern

Use de before a city to say from.

2.2.4. Countries

With countries, from can change form:

2.2.5. Examples

2.2.6. Mini Conversation: Informal

2.2.7. Mini Conversation: Formal

2.2.8. Key Vocabulary

2.2.9. Core Patterns

2.2.10. Practice

Where are you from? informal |

Where are you from? formal |

I am from Calgary. |

I am from Beijing. |

I am from Canada. |

I am from China. |

And you? informal |

And you? formal |

2.2.11. Answers

2.2.12. Short Dialogue

2.2.13. Checkpoint

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to ask where someone is from using tu or vous, answer with je suis de + city, and recognize basic country forms such as du Canada, de Chine, de France, and des États-Unis.

2.2.14. Try It Out

Try saying this in French:

Where are you from?

I am from [your city].

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