Where are you from?

1. Where're you from originally?

• Trong ngôn ngữ hội thoại của tiếng Anh Mỹ, người ta thường nói "Where're" thay vì "where are."

Where're you from? (Bạn từ đâu tới?)
Where're you from originally? (Where're you from originally?)

2. What's your nationality?

What's your nationality? 
I'm Japanese.

3. Where were you born?

Where were you born?
I was born in Beijing.

4. Born and raised

I was born and raised in Dallas. (Tôi sinh ra và lớn lên ở Dallas.)

• Cụm từ "I was born and raised" nói về thời gian từ lúc bạn sinh ra và qua thời niên thiếu.

Are you American?
Yep, born and raised in San Francisco.

5. I grew up there

• Thay vì nói rằng, "I was raised in Dallas," người bản xứ thường nói rằng "I grew up in Dallas."

Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Mexico City.

6. What part?

What part of China are you from? (Bạn ở vùng nào ở Trung Quốc?)
What part? (Vùng nào?)
Where in Iran are you from? (Bạn ở vùng nào ở Iran?)
Where in Iran? (Vùng nào ở Iran?)

7. What is it like?

What is it like there? (Ở đó mọi thứ như thế nào?)

It's really hot.

It's very pretty.

8. Is it a small town?

Are you from a small town or a big city?

I'm from a small town near Beijing.

I'm from the capital, Tehran.

(Adopted from VOA)