A common question about origin is: ¿De dónde eres?
Where are you from?
We answer with the verb ser which means to be.
yo
soy
I am
tú
eres
you are
Ud./él/ella
es
you/he/she is
nosotros/as
somos
we are
vosotros/as
sois
you guys are
Uds./ellos/ellas
son
you all/they are
The verb ser has different uses; one of them is to talk about origin or nationality, we add de after the verb. In this context de means from.
Yo soy de México. I am from Mexico. Yo soy de Puerto Rico. I am from Puerto Rico. Tú eres de Kentucky. You are from Kentucky. Él es de Cuba. He is from Cuba.
Nosotros somos de Alemania. We are from Germany. Los jóvenes son de México.
The young guys are from Mexico. El maestro es de la ciudad.
The teacher is from the city.
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Psst, psst… Hi! Alicia: Ah! ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?
Oh! Hi! How ya doing? Luis: ¿Cómo te llamas? (Tú)
How do you call yourself?
(What is your name?) Alicia: Me llamo Alicia. Y tú, ¿cómo te llamas?
I call myself Alicia. And you, how do you call yourself?
(My name is Alicia. And you, what is your name?) Luis: Me llamo Luis. ¿De dónde eres?
My name is Luis. Of where are you? (Where are you from?) Alicia: Soy de aquí, de Sidney, Australia.
I am from here, Sidney, Australia. Luis: Yo soy de Nueva Zelanda. ¡Mucho gusto de conocerte!
I am from New Zealand. Great to meet you! Alicia: ¡El gusto es mío!
The pleasure is mine!
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