--description--

Ángela is using a common way to start a question about where a person is from.

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

How is Ángela starting the question?

--answers--

¿Por qué…?

--feedback--

This phrase means "Why...?", which is used to ask about a reason, not a place of origin.

¿Qué es…?

--feedback--

This phrase means "What is...?", which is used to ask about identity or definition, not origin.

¿De dónde…?

¿Dónde…?

--feedback--

This phrase means "Where...?" but it's missing the important preposition de ("from") to ask about origin.

--video-solution--

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--explanation--

The question starter ¿De dónde…? means "From where...?" and it's commonly used to ask about a person's origin.

The preposition de ("from") is very important because omitting it changes the meaning of the phrase.

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