お国はどちらですか (okuni wa dochira desu ka) — Where are you from?
A polite question for asking someone's country when you first meet.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
To ask someone "Which country are you from?" say 「お国はどちらですか」. お adds politeness, 国 (kuni) means "country," and どちら politely asks "which one" (どちら is more polite than どこ here). Answer with your country's name + です: ネパールです (nepaaru desu) = "I'm from Nepal."
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
お国はどちらですか。
okuni wa dochira desu ka.
Where are you from?
ネパールです。
nepaaru desu.
I'm from Nepal.
ベトナムです。
betonamu desu.
I'm from Vietnam.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Question: 1/3How do you politely ask "Where are you from?"
💡 Hint: お国 + どちら + ですか.
お国はどちらですか = polite "Where are you from?"
Which is the answer "I'm from Nepal"?
💡 Hint: Country name + です.
ネパールです = "I'm from Nepal."
Which question asks "Which country are you from?"
💡 Hint: 国 = country, どちら = which / where (polite).
「お国は どちらですか」politely asks which country you are from. お名前 = name, お仕事 = job, 「それは 何ですか」= "What is that?"
Your score: /3