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Where are you from? Talking About Your Hometown

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ID: 4609 Newbie
In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are teaching you an important topic that always comes up when you meet somebody for the first time - talking about your hometown. Let's check it out!
Tue Nov 16 2021 | Lyn, Joe
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
从 cóng from; through; via
哪里 nǎli where
乡下 xiāngxia countryside; rural area
老家 lǎojiā place of origin
你从哪里来？
nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái ？
Where are you from?
我从乡下来。老家在云南，你呢？
wǒ cóng xiāngxia lái 。lǎojiā zài Yúnnán ，nǐ ne ？
I'm from the countryside. My hometown is in Yunnan. And you?
我是北方人。
wǒ shì běifāng rén 。
I am from the North.
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