Talking about where people are from So sagt man das Deutsch 1 Kapitel 1-Stufe 3
To find out where someone is from you might ask: Where are you from? Woher kommst du? Woher bist du?
To find out where someone is from you might ask: Are you from Germany? Bist du aus Deutschland? Kommst du aus Deutschland?
The other person might respond. I am from Texas. Ich komme aus Texas. Ich bin aus Texas.
The other person might respond. No, I am from Wisconsin. Nein, ich bin aus Wisconsin.
To find out where someone else is from you ask: And Mr. Gärtner, the German teacher, where is he from? Und Herr Gärtner, der Deutschlehrer, woher ist er?
The other person might respond: He is from Austria. Er ist aus Österriech.
To find out where someone else is from you ask: Is Inge also from Austria? Kommt die Inge auch aus Österriech?
The other person might respond: No, she is from Thüringer. Nein, sie kommt aus Thüringer.