Do you want to introduce yourself or have a small talk with an Israeli? Learn how to ask where are you from in Hebrew and how to answer when you are asked.
When you ask someone “where are you from” In Hebrew you literally say “from where you?” As simple as that:
From = מ = mi
Where = איפה = eifo
You (masculine, singular) = אתה = atta
You (feminine, singular) = את = att
You (masculine, plural) = אתם = attem
You (feminine, plural) אתן = atten
All together would be:
To a man:
מאיפה אתה? – mi eifo atta?
To a woman:
מאיפה את? – mi eifo att?
To a group of men:
מאיפה אתם? – mi eifo attem?
To a group of women:
מאיפה אתן? – mi eifo atten?
Now, let’s see how different people from different countries would answer that question. Before we start with the various countries, let me explain how that works out.
When we say “I am from…” in Hebrew, we say “ani mi…” then we, of course, add the name of the country where we want to say we come from!
I (am) = ani = אני
From = mi = מ
Interesting enough, the name of the country is glued to the word “from”. Let’s see a few examples:
How to say “I am from Israel” in Hebrew:
אני מישרקל
ani mi-yisrael
I (am) = ani = אני
From = mi = מ
Israel = yisrael = ישראל
How to say “I am from America” in
Hebrew:
אני מאמריקה
ani mi-amerika
I (am) = ani = אני
From = mi = מ
America = amerika = אמריקה
How to say “I am from Britain (the United Kingdom)” in Hebrew
אני מבריטניה
ani mi-britanya
I (am) = ani = אני
From = mi = מ
Britain = britanya =בריטניה
How to say “I am from Canada” in Hebrew
אני מקנדה
ani mi-kanada
I (am) = ani = אני
From = mi = מ
Canada = Kanada = קנדה
How to say “I am from Japan” in Hebrew
אני מיפן
ani mi-yapan
I (am) = ani = אני
From = mi = מ
Japan = yapan = יפן
Is your country not listed? Leave a comment below with the name of the country you want to include and I will write it in Hebrew and put up a flag of it!