How to express Where are you from in Chinese ? this post we will learn about it. In china,many people will ask people where are you from when they meet at first time. if they come form the same city,same province they will say we are Laoxiang （老乡）,and feel more friendly.
There are many expression for Where are you from in Chinese:
你是哪里人？(Most pupolar) {play}images/nlr.mp3{/play}Where are you from?
你的老家在哪里？(Most pupolar) {play}images/lj.mp3{/play}Where is your hometown ?
你来自哪里？{play}images/nlznl.mp3{/play} Where are you from?
你是哪个城市的？{play}images/cs.mp3{/play}which city do you live?
你的籍贯是哪里的？(less use) {play}images/jg.mp3{/play} Where is your hometown ?
你的祖籍是在哪里的？ {play}images/zj.mp3{/play} Where is your hometown ?
你在哪里出生？{play}images/born.mp3{/play} Where was you born ?
when people ask you where did you come from, you can answer by:
我来自北京 {play}images/bj.mp3{/play} I am from beijing
我是广东人 {play}images/gd.mp3{/play} I come from guangdong province
我的老家在山东 {play}images/sd.mp3{/play} My hometown is in shangdong province
我的籍贯是广州 {play}images/jggz.mp3{/play} My hometown is in guangzhou
我出生在香港 {play}images/hk.mp3{/play} I was born in hong kong
Useful Expression
1 Ask:
你来自哪里？
Where are you from ?
2.Answer:
a.我来自 + 地名
I am from + place name For example: 我来自 四川
b.我是 + 地名 + 人
I am + place name + 人 For example: 我是 北京 人
c.我的故乡在+地名
My hometown is in + place name For example: 我的故乡在 北京
For Example:
{play}images/whereareyoufrom.mp3{/play}
小李，你是哪里人？你在哪里出生的？
我是广东人，我来自广东省，我出生在广州市。
Xiaoli,where are you from? where was you born?
I am from Guangdong province, i was born in Guangzhou city.