Saying Where You Are From
Use èsser and de with a place to say where you are from.
How It Works
To say where you are from, use a form of èsser, then de and the place.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| D'ont ès? (to a friend) | Soi de Tolosa. (I am from Toulouse.) |
| D'ont sètz? (polite, or to several people) | Sèm de Carcassona. (We are from Carcassonne.) |
| D'ont es Maria? | Maria es d'Albi. (Maria is from Albi.) |
De becomes d' before a vowel: d'Albi. The question word d'ont is de + ont (from where).
Do not mix it up with ont. Ont ès? asks where you are now. D'ont ès? asks where you come from.
To say where you live, use a: Demòri a Tolosa.
Examples (5)
- Soi de Tolosa.
I am from Toulouse.
De + the place.
- D'ont ès?
Where are you from?
D'ont for a friend.
- D'ont sètz? Soi de Montpelhièr.
Where are you from? I am from Montpellier.
Sètz for vos, then an answer.
- Maria es d'Albi.
Maria is from Albi.
D' before a vowel.
- Joan e Marta son de Besièrs.
Joan and Marta are from Béziers.
Son with two people.
Common Mistakes
Using a instead of de
Soi a Tolosa.Soi de Tolosa.Soi a Tolosa means I am in Toulouse. For where you are from, use de.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Saying where you are from uses de and ont, so those come first.
Related Patterns
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