Phrase lesson
How do you say "Where are you from?" in Japanese?
Where are you from?
Answer
Two layers, same practical line
どこしゅっしんですか
どこ / しゅっしん ですか
doko / shusshin desu ka
Lesson body
Phrase breakdown and usage notes
Quick use
Use どこしゅっしんですか (doko shusshin desu ka) when you ask where someone is originally from. It is about origin, not necessarily where they live now.
Chunk or pattern
- Question chunk:
どこ / しゅっしん ですか - Reusable answer pattern:
〜 / しゅっしん です - Useful answer examples:
アメリカしゅっしんです,おおさかしゅっしんです.
Core words
しゅっしん: where someone is from.どこ: where.
Helper words and endings
ですか: makes it a polite question.
Practical note
This is different from どこにすんでいますか, which asks where someone lives now.
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