از کجا استید؟
Saying Where You Are from
Use از for the place you come from and در for the place you are now.
How It Works
Ask where someone comes from with از کجا. A polite question is شما از کجا استید؟ A friendly one is تو از کجا استی؟
| Who | Say |
|---|---|
| I | من از هرات استم. |
| You (polite) | شما از کابل استید. |
| He or she | او از بلخ است. |
| We | ما از کندز استیم. |
| They | آنها از غزنی استند. |
The place goes right after از, with no extra word, and the form of be closes the sentence.
To say where you are now, use در: من از کابل استم و در لندن استم (I am from Kabul and I am in London). Many Afghans live abroad, so this pair is useful to know.
Examples (5)
- شما از کجا استید؟
Where are you from?
کجا asks for the place, and استید goes with شما.
- من از بامیان استم.
I am from Bamyan.
از + place + استم.
- او از هرات است.
She is from Herat.
With او the verb is است.
- ما از کابل استیم.
We are from Kabul.
استیم goes with ما.
- آنها از جلالآباد استند.
They are from Jalalabad.
استند goes with آنها.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out از.
من هرات استم.من از هرات استم.از must come before the place.
Using در to say where you come from.
من در هرات استم.من از هرات استم.در هرات says you are in Herat now. Use از for your home town.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The question uses a question word and a small word for from.