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  • Welcome to EnglishClass101.com's English in Three Minutes. The fastest, easiest, and

  • most fun way to learn English.

  • Hey everyone, I'm Alisha!

  • This series explains some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English. It's

  • really useful, and it only takes three minutes!

  • In this lesson, you're going to learn some different ways people will ask you, “Where are you from?”

  • First, though, “Where are you from?” can mean many things. It can mean, What city are

  • you from? or What state are you from? In fact, Americans ask this question to each other

  • all the time to learn what part of America the other person comes from.

  • Of course, though, it can also meanWhat country are you from?”

  • If you want to answer this question, there are two ways to do it. You can say

  • “I'm...” plus, your nationality as in

  • “I'm Japanese.” or

  • “I'm Brazilian.”

  • Or you can say

  • “I'm from...plus, the country you are from

  • As in I'm from Italy. or

  • I'm from Thailand.

  • If you're from a really famous city or place, you can say that, too.

  • For example,

  • I'm from Beijing.

  • or

  • I'm from New Delhi.

  • Many times, though, Americans won't ask, “What country are you from?” Or evenWhere

  • are you from?”

  • In many casual situations, they will say it in a simpler way.

  • Where you from?”

  • This is just likeWhere are you from?” but they take out theare

  • Where you from?

  • You can use this too in casual situations.

  • Of course, in the United States, as in other parts of the world, people may be a little

  • more indirect because they want to be polite.

  • To do this, they might ask you if you are from the place where they meet you.

  • For example, if you meet someone in New York, they might ask.

  • Are you from New York?

  • or if you are in San Diego, they might ask

  • Are you from San Diego?

  • Many parts of the United States are very multi-cultural, so asking the question this way avoids what

  • could be an embarrassing mistake.

  • You can answer this the same way you answerWhere are you from?” Just add a simple

  • Noin front.

  • For example, you can say, No + I'm + nationality

  • No, I'm French.

  • or No + “I'm from + country

  • No, I'm from Russia.

  • Now it's time for Alisha's Advice!

  • Since the United States is very large, people you meet may take great pride in the place

  • or region they come from. If you ask someone about where they're from, they may respond

  • by saying something like, West Coast, or the East Coast, or California, or the South or

  • the Midwest. If they answer in this way, it usually means they are interested in talking

  • more about their region and how it differs from others.

  • In this lesson, we learned some different ways to ask, “Where are you from?”

  • Do you know what to ask when you don't know someone's name? Of course you do! But what

  • do you say when you've forgotten someone's name?

  • Find out next time in the fifth English in 3 Minutes Lesson! See you next time!

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