Where are you from?

Finnish translation: Mistä olet kotoisin?

11:35 Aug 9, 2006
English to Finnish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Where are you from?
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Finnish translation:Mistä olet kotoisin?
Explanation:
This is one option. If you want to use dialects (as there are many of those in Finland), then you have to define the dialect.
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Hannu Jaatinen (X)
Finland
Local time: 19:25
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Thank you very much.
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5 +4Mistä olet kotoisin?
Hannu Jaatinen (X)


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where are you from?
Mistä olet kotoisin?


Explanation:
This is one option. If you want to use dialects (as there are many of those in Finland), then you have to define the dialect.

Hannu Jaatinen (X)
Finland
Local time: 19:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Finnish
Grading comment
Thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch: Tai "mistä päin...".
6 mins
  -> "Mistä päin olet kotoisin?" is ok as well. In fact, it narrows the question down a bit, which is good.

agree  Riikka Eriksson-Schulz
3 hrs

agree  Elena Iercoşan
5 hrs

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 4 hrs
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