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How do you say 'I'm from Vietnam' in Japanese (swap in your own country)?

Betonamu kara kimashita. (ベトナムから来ました。)

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  1. Betonamu ni ikimasu ka. (ベトナムに行きますか。)
  2. Betonamu wa doko desu ka. (ベトナムはどこですか。)
  3. Betonamu kara kimashita. (ベトナムから来ました。) ✔

Why: Kara marks the starting point, so kimashita means 'came from'. Replace Betonamu with Amerika, Kanada or your own place. The wrong choices ask 'Do you go to Vietnam?' and 'Where is Vietnam?'

Huh, didn't know that: NHK's example reply for America is 'Amerika kara kimashita'.

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Answer: Betonamu kara kimashita. (ベトナムから来ました。). Kara marks the starting point, so kimashita means 'came from'. Replace Betonamu with Amerika, Kanada or your own place. The wrong choices ask 'Do you go to Vietnam?' and 'Where is Vietnam?'

  1. NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Japanese, Lesson 3 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/03.html
    Betonamu kara kimashita. I’m from Vietnam.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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