To say where you are from in Spanish, you use (Yo) soy de + [city/country/region]. Read and listen to these examples:
To ask where are you from? you can use either the informal tú form (eres), or the formal usted form (es).
In Spanish, you can omit the pronoun yo (I) and use the verb on its own, e.g. Soy de Madrid.
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Vernon
Kwiziq community member
12 August 2018
1 reply
Do you have to use "usted"
It appears that the word tú is dropped from the phrase ¿De dónde eres? Can you also drop usted and just say ¿De dónde es?
Silvia
Kwiziq language super star
12/08/18
¡Hola Vernon! Yes, you can use the subject pronouns for each sentence or omit them. It is more natural to omit them unless you want to reinforce who is carrying out the action. Silvia.
Dora
Kwiziq community member
11 October 2018
1 reply
Soy Canada tengo 67 de edad. Tengo un accidente cerebral, por lo tanto parezco muy lentamente. Estoy estudiando hace muchas años y me encanta
Inma
Kwiziq language super star
11 October 2018
11/10/18
Hola Dora,
It's great to hear you are enjoying learning Spanish with us!
Muchas gracias por tu comentario.
Un saludo
Inma