If you want to ask someone “Where are you from?” in a formal setting in Spanish, you would say “¿De dónde es usted?” The phrase “De dónde” means “where from” and “es usted” is the formal way to say “are you” in Spanish.
Here’s a breakdown of the phrase:
- “De” means “from”
- “dónde” means “where”
- “es” means “are” (in a formal context)
- “usted” means “you” (in a formal context)
So when you put it all together, “¿De dónde es usted?” translates to “Where are you from?” in a formal setting.
It’s important to note that in Spanish, there are different ways to address people depending on their age, relationship to you, and the formality of the situation. Using “usted” is a polite and respectful way to address someone in a formal setting. If you’re speaking with someone who you’re more familiar with or in a casual setting, you might use the informal “tú” instead of “usted” and say “¿De dónde eres?” instead.
How do you say ‘where are you from in Spanish Formal’?
This question is translated in the Spanish language as: ¿De dónde es usted?
¿De dónde eres tú? – Where are you from? (informal)(singular)
¿De dónde es usted? – Where are you from? (formal) (singular)
¿De dónde son ustedes? – Where are you from? (plural)
To answer this question you can use:
I am from…. ‘Yo soy de…’
We are from… ‘Nosotros somos de…’
For example:
I am from Canada – ‘Yo soy de Canadá’
Sentences with the question where are you from in Spanish formal
| ¿Me puede decir de dónde es usted? | – | Can you tell me where are you from? |
| Dígame, ¿de dónde es usted? | – | Tell me, where are you from? |
| Me gustaría saber de dónde es usted. | – | I would like to know where you are from. |
| Mi hijo no sabe de dónde es usted. | – | My son doesn’t know where you’re from. |
| No me interesa saber de dónde es usted. | – | I don’t care where you’re from. |
| ¿Olvidó de dónde es usted? | – | Did he forget where you are from? |
| No creo saber de dónde es usted. | – | I don’t think I know where you are from. |
| Su conducta es muy peculiar, ¿de dónde es usted? | – | Your behavior is very peculiar, where are you from? |
| Cuénteme, ¿de dónde es usted? | – | Tell me, where are you from? |
| No nos conocemos, ¿de dónde es usted? | – | We don’t know each other, where are you from? |
| Soy cubana, ¿de dónde es usted? | – | I’m Cuban, where are you from? |
| Vivo en La Habana, ¿de dónde es usted? | – | I live in Havana, where are you from? |
| Necesito que me diga de dónde es usted. | – | I need you to tell me where you are from. |
| Para la decirle el costo de la mensajería debo saber de dónde es usted. | – | In order to tell you the cost of the courier service, I must know where you are from. |
| ¿No recuerda de dónde es usted? | – | Don’t remember where you are from? |
| No reconozco su idioma, ¿de dónde es usted? | – | I don’t recognize your language, where are you from? |
| Tu perfil de Facebook no dice de dónde es usted. | – | Your Facebook profile doesn’t say where you’re from. |
| ¿De dónde es usted que tan familiar se me hace? | – | Where are you from that is so familiar to me? |
| Señor Víctor, ¿de dónde es usted? | – | Mr. Victor, where are you from? |
| ¿De dónde es usted que tanto me fascina? | – | Where are you from that fascinates me so much? |
| No podré ir si no me dice de dónde es usted. | – | I won’t be able to go if you don’t tell me where you’re from. |
| Hable claro, ¿de dónde es usted? | – | Speak clearly, where are you from? |
| ¿De dónde es usted que tanto me inspira? | – | Where are you from that inspires me so much? |
| Su envío está listo pero desconocemos de dónde es usted. | – | Your shipment is ready but we do not know where you are from. |
| ¿De dónde es usted que tanta cultura tiene? | – | Where are you from that you have so much culture? |
| Ando de turismo acá en España, ¿De dónde es usted? | – | I’m on tourism here in Spain, where are you from? |
| ¿De dónde es usted que tiene ese acento extranjero? | – | Where are you from with that foreign accent? |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos de América, ¿De dónde es usted? | – | I am from the United States of America, where are you from? |
| He encontrado su celular, ¿De dónde es usted para llevárselo? | – | I found your cell phone, where are you from to take it? |
| ¿De dónde es usted que debo enviarle su equipaje? | – | Where are you from that I should send you your luggage? |