When to use it
Answer with your country plus 에서 왔어요: 미국에서 왔어요 ("I'm from the US"), 영국에서 왔어요 ("I'm from the UK").
What people say back
미국에서 왔어요 (migugeseo wasseoyo): I'm from the US
Letter by letter: 어디에서 왔어요
Korean is written in syllable blocks. Here is what each block of 어디에서 왔어요 is made of.
| Block | Letters | Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| 어 | ㅇ + ㅓ | ㅇ silent, ㅓ eo |
| 디 | ㄷ + ㅣ | ㄷ d / t, ㅣ i |
| 에 | ㅇ + ㅔ | ㅇ silent, ㅔ e |
| 서 | ㅅ + ㅓ | ㅅ s, ㅓ eo |
| 왔 | ㅇ + ㅘ + ㅆ | ㅇ silent, ㅘ wa, ㅆ t (at the end) |
| 어 | ㅇ + ㅓ | ㅇ silent, ㅓ eo |
| 요 | ㅇ + ㅛ | ㅇ silent, ㅛ yo |
Written 어디에서 왔어요, but said [어디에서 와써요]: linking (final moves to the next vowel). The romanizer explains these sound rules for any word.
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How to type it
On a standard Korean keyboard (2-set), press these keys in order:
DㅇJㅓEㄷLㅣDㅇPㅔTㅅJㅓSpace␣DㅇHㅗKㅏShift+TㅆDㅇJㅓDㅇYㅛ
Practice with the online Korean keyboard, or learn the layout in the typing test.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "Where are you from?" in Korean?
The everyday polite way is 어디에서 왔어요? (eodieseo wasseoyo?). The formal version is 어느 나라에서 오셨어요?. With close friends, say 어디서 왔어?.
How do you pronounce 어디에서 왔어요??
It sounds like "eodieseo wasseoyo?", because of Korean sound changes it is said as [어디에서 와써요]. Press the speaker button on this page to hear it.
Romanization: Revised Romanization of Korean, with sound changes. Audio: a recorded native-sounding Korean voice.
Last checked: 2026-10-20