Where Are You From?

Italiano A1A11. Unit 1: First Meetings

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Where Are You From in Italian?

In this lesson, you will learn how to ask and answer where people are from. This is essential for making your first introductions in Italian!

Asking Where Someone Is From

To ask ‘Where are you?’, you use the question: Di dove sei? (Literally: Of where are you?).

• Di dove sei? – Where are you from?

Answering with ‘Sono di…’

To say where you are from, use Sono di followed by the city or country.

• Sono di Roma. – I am from Rome.
• Sono di Londra. – I am from London.

Nationalities

You can also describe your nationality using adjectives. Note that unlike in English, nationalities start with a lowercase letter in Italian!

• italiano / italiana – Italian (male / female)
• inglese – English

Examples:

• Sono italiano. – I am Italian. (male speaker)
• Sono inglese. – I am English.

Common Mistakes

Mistake: *Sono da Roma.*
Correction: Sono di Roma. (Use ‘di’ for origin, not ‘da’).