How to Say Where You're From - Examples and Variation

Master how to say where you're from with the key pattern

Also Appears In: Can Introduce Yourself Throwback Thursday Level 1.1 Can Do Italian

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Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Mark Lee : Sono di New York.

Paolo Parisi : Sono di Bologna.

Emma Esposito: Sono di Seattle.

Jack Jones: Sono di Londra.

Felice Angelini: Sono di Roma.

Mia Martin: Sono australiana.

Did you notice how the last speaker uses a different pattern?

Mia Martin: Sono australiana. "I am Australian." Sono australiana.

Instead of di plus the {CITY NAME} placeholder, she uses an adjective for her nationality.

This pattern is

Sono {NATIONALITY}.

"I am {NATIONALITY}."

Sono {NATIONALITY}.

In Mia Martin's case, she uses a feminine adjective, australiana, to describe herself.

Mia Martin: Sono australiana.

In the case of a male speaker from Australia, he would use a masculine adjective, australiano, to describe himself.

Sono australiano. I'm Australian. Sono australiano.

You can use this response to answer the question, Di dov'è?

You should be aware of this pattern, but for this lesson, we'll use the pattern

Sono di {CITY NAME}.

"I am from" {CITY NAME}.

Sono di {CITY NAME}.

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