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How to Say ‘And you, where are you from?’ in French

Et toi, tu viens d'où ?

eh twah tyoo vyan d OO

[eh twah tyoo vyan d OO]

Phrase Breakdown

Et toi,

eh twah

And you,

Used to turn the question back to the other person. 'Et' sounds like 'ay', and 'toi' sounds like 'twah'.

Example

Et toi, ça va ?

And you, how are you?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

toi

[twah]

you

Referring to the person or people someone is addressing.

Example

Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi.

I cannot live without you.

tu viens d'où ?

tyoo vyan d OO

where are you from?

Raise your voice on 'd'où' at the end to make it a question.

Example

Tu viens d'où ?

Where are you from?

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person.

Example

Tu travailles dans une start-up ou une grande entreprise ?

Do you work in a start-up or a large company?

viens

[vyan]

come

Form of 'venir' for 'je'.

Example

Je viens de Paris.

I come from Paris.

[d]

from

Short form of 'de'; 'd'ici là' means until then.

Example

D'ici là, révise bien.

Until then, revise well.

où

[OO]

where

Question word asking about place or location.

Example

Où habites-tu ?

Where do you live?

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