【Learn Chinese】 Ask Questions about Country and Nationality

One question you will get asked a lot in China is: “Where are you from?” It is a question about your nationality. In this article we introduce you to different questions and answers about country and nationality.

Question 1
你是哪里人？nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén？ (What's your nationality?/Where do you come from?)
我是+Country+人 wǒ shì+Country+rén (I am …)
Example: 我是中国人。wǒ shì zhōnɡ ɡuó rén。 (I am Chinese.)

Question 2
你来自哪个国家？nǐ lái zì nǎ gè guó jiā？ (Which country do you come from?)
我来自+Country wǒ lái zì+Country (I come from......)
Example: 我来自中国。wǒ lái zì zhōnɡ ɡuó。 (I come from China.)

The next two questions are the Yes/No Question Sentences. And the answers of this kind of questions always have a rule: Put the "yes or no" in front of the sentences to tell the people it is right or not.

Question 3
你是美国人吗？nǐ shì měi guó rén ma？(Are you American?)
是，我是美国人。 shì ， wǒ shì měi guó rén。(Yes, I am American.)
不，我不是美国人，我是+country+人。 bù，wǒ bú shì měi guó rén ，wǒ shì+Country+rén。(No, I am not American, I am...)
Example: 不，我不是美国人，我是巴西人。bù，wǒ bú shì měi guó rén ，wǒ shì bā xī rén。(No, I am not American, I am Brazilian.)

Question 4
你来自美国吗？nǐ lái zì měi ɡuó mɑ？(Are you from America?)
是，我来自美国。shì ，wǒ lái zì měi guó。(Yes, I am from America.)
不是，我不来自美国，我来自+Country。bú shì，wǒ bù lái zì měi ɡuó，wǒ lái zì+Country。(No, I am not from America, I am from...)
Example: 不是，我不来自美国，我来自巴西。bú shì，wǒ bù lái zì měi ɡuó，wǒ lái zì bā xī。(No, I am not from America, I am from Brazil.)