To talk about where you are from in French, you will use the verb venir (to come).
Look at these questions:
D'où viens-tu?
Where do you come from?
Tu viens d'où?
Where are you from?
Formal/plural questions:
Note that:
- 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:
ATTENTION:
If the city name begins with a vowel, de becomes d' :
Je viens d'Édimbourg.
I am from Edinburgh.
Je m'appelle Caroline et je viens d'Avignon.
My name is Caroline and I am from Avignon.
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)
Learn more about these related French grammar topics
Examples and resources
Vous venez d'où ?
Where are you from?
Je viens de Londres.
I am from London.
D'où venez-vous ?
Where are you from?
Je viens d'Édimbourg.
I am from Edinburgh.
Tu viens d'où?
Where are you from?
D'où viens-tu?
Where do you come from?
Je viens d'Omaha.
I come from Omaha.
Je viens de Madrid.
I am from Madrid.
Je viens de Hong Kong.
I am from Hong Kong.
Je viens de Paris.
I am from Paris.
Je m'appelle Caroline et je viens d'Avignon.
My name is Caroline and I am from Avignon.
Q&A
Chris
Kwiziq community member
2/05/19
What is your question?
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
29/04/19
Hi Genie,
It is:
'Je viens du Havre'
because -
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
9/05/19
Bienvenue Dyuthi!
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
16/04/19
Hi Hana,
Take a look at the following lesson which will answer your question -
Bertinabongben
Kwiziq community member
18/04/19
Je m'apelle Marie et je viens de Cameroon
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
16/04/19
Bonjour Hana, bienvenue sur Kwiziq!
Stephen
Kwiziq community member
11/04/19
Pardon! Au Pays de Galles.
Vivian
Kwiziq community member
10/04/19
je viens de Nigerian
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
7/04/19
Moi, je viens de Versailles en France, mais j'habite Warwick dans le Warwickshire....
Rukudzotanyanyiwa
Kwiziq community member
7/04/19
Je mapelle Valerie et je vien à Zimbabwe
Abdullahi
Kwiziq community member
8/04/19
je viens de Port harcourt
Cyril
Kwiziq community member
9/04/19
Quelle Ville dans Zimbabwe?
Vivian
Kwiziq community member
10/04/19
je m' appelle Vivian et je viens Nigerian
Efe
Kwiziq community member
18/05/19
Je viens de Nigeria
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
4/04/19
Bienvenue Kayla!
Prudvinath
Kwiziq community member
21 May 2019
1 reply
de L'Inde ou d'Inde?
I have seen some tutorials using 'Je viens de L'Inde' while some tutorials use 'Je viens d'Inde' to say 'I am from India'.
I feel both are grammatically correct (In my limited knowledge).
Which phrase is should I use?
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
30 May 2019
30/05/19
Hi Prudvinath,
Aurélie answered this question to Aditya in the following -
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/je-viens-de-l-inde
Hope this helps!