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Woher kommen Sie?

[voh-HAIR KOM-men zee]

phrase

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. Where are you from? (formal)
  2. This question is used to ask a stranger or an acquaintance about their home country or city in a professional setting.
Examples

Guten Tag, woher kommen Sie?

Good day, where are you from?

A: Woher kommen Sie? B: Ich komme aus Deutschland.

Pronunciationvoh-HAIR KOM-men zee

Registerformal

How it is usedTo ask about someone's origin in a formal context.

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