To talk about where you are from in French, you will use the verb venir (to come).
Look at these questions:
Informal/singular questions:
Formal/plural questions:
Note that:
- D'où is the contraction of de + où (from + where).
- De becomes d' because it's followed by a vowel (où).
- De becomes d' because it's followed by a vowel (où).
Now look at these answers:
To say which city you are from in French, you will use the following expression:
Je viens de + [city]
ATTENTION:
If the city name begins with a vowel, de becomes d' :
See more complex cases in Using 'à' (to/in) and 'de' (from/of) with cities (prepositions)
See also the more advanced lesson on how to conjugate all six forms of venir in Le Présent:
Conjugate venir, tenir and derivatives in Le Présent (present tense)
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