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2. Where You're From
What you'll learn
- Nationality with người + countryPut người before a country name to say someone's nationality. It literally means 'a person of [country]'.Tôi là người Việt Nam. : I am Vietnamese.
- Languages with tiếng + countryPut tiếng before a country or region name to name its language. It works the same way as người.Tôi học tiếng Việt. : I am studying Vietnamese.
- Asking someone's country: người nước nào?Use 'là người nước nào?' to ask which country someone is from. The word nào (which) follows the noun it asks about.Anh là người nước nào? : What country are you from?
- Asking 'who?' with aiAi means 'who'. Unlike gì, it can start the question when it is the subject, or sit at the end when it is the object.Đây là ai? : Who is this?
