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Where do you come from?

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Where do you come from?

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One of the most common questions you will hear travelling around China is “Where are you from?”

This might be “你是哪国人?” or “你来自哪里?”. Both are asking where you come from.

你nǐ是shì哪nǎ国人guó rén？

小xiǎo明Míng：小xiǎo红Hóng，你nǐ是shì英国人Yīng guó rén吗má？

小xiǎo红Hóng：我wǒ不是bù shì，我wǒ是shì美国人Měi guó rén，你nǐ呢ne？

小xiǎo明Míng: 我wǒ是shì加拿大Jiā ná dà人rén，我wǒ爸爸bà ba是shì中国人Zhōng guó rén，我wǒ妈妈mā ma是shì加拿大Jiā ná dà人rén。

小xiǎo红Hóng：哦ō，我wǒ们men班Bān也Yě有yǒu一个yī ge加拿大Jiā ná dà人rén。

小xiǎo明Míng：是shì吗má？

那Nā下次xià cì我去wǒ qù找zhǎo他tā玩儿wán r。

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