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How do you say "I'm from Philippines. Where are you from?" in Korean?


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by Jeong-Ho Lee 7 years ago

Based on the level of respect or formality, you can say "I'm from South Africa. Where are you from?" in Korean in 3 ways:

  • Informal: na-neun pillipin-eseo watseo. neo-neun eodi-eseo watni? (나는 필리핀에서 왔어. 너는 어디에서 왔니?), na-neun pillipin-eseo watseo. neo-neun eodi-eseo watseo? (나는 필리핀에서 왔어. 너는 어디에서 왔어?)
  • Formal: jeo-neun pillipin-eseo watseoyo. dangsin-eun eodi-eseo watseoyo? (저는 필리핀에서 왔어요. 당신은 어디에서 왔어요?), jeo-neun pillipin-eseo watseupnida. dangsin-eun eodi-eseo watseupnigga? (저는 필리핀에서 왔습니다. 당신은 어디에서 왔습니까?)
  • Very Formal: jeo-neun pillipin-eseo watseupnida. dansin-ggeseo-neun eodi-eseo osheotseupnigga (저는 필리핀에서 왔습니다. 당신께서는 어디에서 오셨습니까?)

- I: na-neun (나는), jeo-neun (저는)
- from: eseo (에서)
- Philippines: pillipin (필리핀)
- where: eodi (어디)
- you (subjective): ne-ga (네가), ni-ga (니가), neo-neun (너는), dangsin-eun (당신은), dansin-ggeseo-neun (당신께서는)

Please refer to How to pronounce Korean Alphabet for the English pronunciation in this answer.


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