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Discussing Where You are From

Unlike English, Spanish does not use indefinite articles when dealing with one's occupation, religion or citizenship.

    Jorge es abogado. Jorge is a lawyer.
    Soy mexicano. I am Mexican
    Mi hermano es budista. My brother is a Buddhist.

In order to talk about where you are from you will need to keep in mind the following terms and their articles.

    el estado the state
    la región the region
    la provincia the province
    la calle the street
    el centro the center, downtown
    el norte the north
    el sur the south
    el este the east
    el oeste the west
    la plaza the square
    el río the river
    el lago the lake
    la sierra the mountains
    la costa the coast

Vocabulary

Soundciudad - city
Soundnación (f) - nation
Soundorigen (m) - origin
Soundpaí (m) - country
Soundpueblo (m) - town
Soundregión (f) - region
Soundvenir - to come
Soundir - to go
Soundllegar - to arrive
Soundclima caluroso - hot weather
Soundclima lluvioso (m) - rainy weather
Soundclima templado (m) - mild weather
Soundestado (m) - estado

Conversation
¿De dónde eres?
Where are you from?
Soy de la Argentina.
I'm from Argentina.
¿Cuál es tu nacionalidad?
What's your nationality?
Soy mexicano.
I'm Mexican.
Soy de pueblo, pero he vivido siempre en la ciudad.
I'm from a small town, but I've always lived in the city.
El estado de California es el más rico de la región.
The state of California is the richest of the region.
Tu familia llegó de Nueva York hace muchos años.
Your family arrived from New York many years ago.
En algunos países, los habitantes se concentran en la capital del país.
In some countries, the population is concentrated in the nation's capital.
¿Cuál es el lugar de origen de ese producto?
Where does that product come from?
Es originario de Panamá.
It's from Panama.

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