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what is your nationality?

French translation: Quelle est ta / votre nationalité?

03:37 Jan 28, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: what is your nationality?
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French translation:Quelle est ta / votre nationalité?
Explanation:
I agree with both answers given above. This is just another possibility.
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Chinapix
Local time: 08:04
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13Quelle est ta / votre nationalité?
Chinapix
5 +4De quelle nationalité es-tu?
Magrik
4 +1Quelle est votre nationalité?
Fernando Muela Sopeña
4 -1De quel (pays) origine êtes-vous?
USER0034 (X)


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
De quel (pays) origine êtes-vous?


Explanation:
i think

USER0034 (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Simon Charass: Quel est ton/votre pays d'origine?
1 hr
disagree  thierry2: can be different from the country of origin
19 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
De quelle nationalité es-tu?


Explanation:
Or formally:
De quelle nationalité êtes-vous?

This is the straighforward translation.
AMong other things, you could also say:

De quel pays es-tu/êtes-vous?

Now, in the US many people confuse 'nationality' and 'ethnicity/origin'. If the latter is meant, you could say:

De quelle origine es-tu/êtes-vous?

Hope that helps.

Magrik
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Meri Buettner: De quelle nationalité êtes-vous (tu depends on context)
4 hrs
  -> C'est vrai.
agree  Claudia Iglesias
7 hrs
agree  Thierry LOTTE
13 hrs
agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
17 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
Quelle est ta / votre nationalité?


Explanation:
I agree with both answers given above. This is just another possibility.

Chinapix
Local time: 08:04
PRO pts in pair: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  O María Elena Guerrero
4 mins
agree  Simon Charass
1 hr
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
1 hr
agree  DPolice: ethnic origin and nationality are often different
1 hr
agree  Pierre POUSSIN
2 hrs
agree  jfrot
4 hrs
agree  Meri Buettner: I think Magali already suggested something similar (see above) - I prefer the "de quelle..." to the "quelle est..."
4 hrs
agree  sabrina07
5 hrs
agree  JVidal (X): "Quelle est ta ..." plutôt que "De quelle..." (+ lourd, mais possible). Voir les remarques de Magali Rouyer sur nationalité/ethnicité.
5 hrs
agree  Claudia Iglesias
7 hrs
agree  Alterlingua
7 hrs
agree  & Associates (X)
15 hrs
agree  thierry2
19 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Quelle est votre nationalité?


Explanation:
"Quelle est votre nationalité? (plural and polite form)
Quelle est ta nationalité? (singular)
Both answers are usual.

There are another possibilities:

Vous êtes de quelle nationalité? (pl./pol.)
Tu est de quelle nationalité? (sing)

Quel est votre pays d'origine? (pl./pol.)
Quel est ton pays d'origine? (sing.)

Vous êtes originaire de quel pays? (pl./pol.)
Tu est originaire de quel pays? (sing.)

Vous êtes originaire d'où? Vous êtes d'où? (pl./pol.)
Tu est originaire d'oû? Tu est d'où? (sing.)

Hope it helps







Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 98

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ohlala (X): oui mais "tu es" et""où"(le lieu) et de quelle origine êtes-vous?
7 hrs
  -> "Tu es", bien sur! Merci beaucoup pour ton corrigé.
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