A1Basics
Woher kommen Sie?
Where do you come from? (formal)
In German
Woher kommen Sie?
Vo-HAIR KOM-men Zee?
🇬🇧 English
Where do you come from? (formal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿De dónde viene usted?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Da dove viene?
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Woher | From where | Interrogative adverb |
| kommen | come | Verb (kommen) in 3rd person plural (formal) |
| Sie | you (formal) | Personal pronoun (nominative) |
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Grammar Point
Interrogative adverb 'woher', verb 'kommen', formal address
Variations
Aus welchem Land kommen Sie?
From which country do you come? (formal)
Was ist Ihre Herkunft?
What is your origin? (formal)