Where are you from originally?
你原来是哪里人？
A Hi! Pleased to meet you. My name’s Alice. Alice Clark.
A 你好！很高兴见到你。我的名字是爱丽斯，爱丽斯•克拉克。
B Good to meet you too. Welcome to Beijing. I’m Li.
B 我也很高兴见到你。欢迎来北京。我是李。
A Hi Li. Are you from Beijing?
A 你好，李。你是北京人吗？
B No, but I’ve lived here for nearly ten years, so I think it’s now my home city.
B 不是，但是我在这里住了将近10年了，所以我想现在这里是我的家里。
A Where are you from originally?
A 你原来是哪里人？
B From Harbin, in the north-east. I was born there. My family came to Beijing when I was about 15 years old.
B 原来是哈尔滨人，在东北。我在那里出生。当我大约15岁的时候我家搬到北京来了。

Notes注释
1.Remember the simple questions to ask someone where they come from: Where are you from? / Where are you from?: Where do you come from? / Where do you come from? : Are you from Beijing? / Are you from Beijing?
记住询问某人从哪里来的简单问法：Where are you from? / 你从哪里来？ Where do you come from? / 你是哪里人？Are you from Beijing? / 你是北京人吗？
2.You can also ask specifically about someone’s city or place of birth, by saying: Where are you from originally? / Where are you from originally? (or Where were you born? / Where were you born?)
3.你还可以这样询问某人来自的具体城市或者出生地：Where are you from originally? / 你原来是哪里人？(或者Where were you born? /你在哪里出生？)

Key phrases and sentences
Hi! Pleased to meet you. 
My name’s Alice. Alice Clark.
Good to meet you too. 
Welcome to Beijing. I’m Li.
Hi Li. Are you from Beijing?
No, but I’ve lived here for nearly ten
years, so I think it’s now my home city.
Where are you from originally?
From Harbin, in the north-east. 
I was born there.
My family came to Beijing when I was
about 15 years old.

你好！很高兴见到你。
我的名字是爱丽斯，爱丽斯·克拉克。
我也很高兴见到你。
欢迎来北京。我是李。
你好，李。你是北京人吗？
不是，但是我在这里住了将近10年了，所以我想现在这里是我的家里。
你原来是哪里人？
原来是哈尔滨人，在东北。
我在那里出生。
当我大约15岁的时候我家搬到北京来了。