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Where are you from?

Russian translation: Откуда ты? / Откуда Вы? / Откуда вы?

15:56 Jan 16, 2001
English to Russian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Where are you from?
Where are you from?
FMP
Russian translation:Откуда ты? / Откуда Вы? / Откуда вы?
Explanation:
Essentially I agree with the previous answers, but would like to make the things more clear for you.
In Russian you can use either of the two address forms - formal, or polite, one and informal, as used between (close) friends.
In the first case it is advisable to say Откуда Вы? (Otkuda vy?)
In the second case, further two variants are possible:
2.1 Откуда ты? (Otkuda ty)- when you are addressing one person, or
2.2 Откуда вы (Otkuda vy)? - when you are addressing two or more people.

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Dm_Ch (X)
Local time: 04:58
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Summary of answers provided
na +2Откуда ты? / Откуда Вы? / Откуда вы?
Dm_Ch (X)
na +1Откуда Вы/ты?
EAST
na +1Откуда Вы/ты родом?
EAST
na +1откуда вы приехали?
Serge


  

Answers


5 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Откуда Вы/ты?


Explanation:
Otkuda Vi (ti)?


EAST

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agree  Alexandra Tussing
367 days
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6 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Откуда Вы/ты родом?


Explanation:
Otkuda Vi/ti rodom?

EAST

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agree  Alexandra Tussing
367 days
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7 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
Откуда ты? / Откуда Вы? / Откуда вы?


Explanation:
Essentially I agree with the previous answers, but would like to make the things more clear for you.
In Russian you can use either of the two address forms - formal, or polite, one and informal, as used between (close) friends.
In the first case it is advisable to say Откуда Вы? (Otkuda vy?)
In the second case, further two variants are possible:
2.1 Откуда ты? (Otkuda ty)- when you are addressing one person, or
2.2 Откуда вы (Otkuda vy)? - when you are addressing two or more people.

PS. To see the cyrillics, choose Cyrillic (Windows) encoding from your browser's View menu.

Dm_Ch (X)
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 101
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Vladimir Shapovalov
agree  Alexandra Tussing
367 days
agree  Kirill Semenov
793 days
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12 days peer agreement (net): +1
откуда вы приехали?


Explanation:
All depends on the context.
Thank you.
More information is available.


    Serge Roshchin
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Serge
PRO pts in pair: 115

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Tussing
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