Kinyarwanda
uva he
OO-vah heh
How to say it
Kinyarwandauva heOO-vah hehsoon
EnglishWhere are you from?soon
Frenchd'où viens-tu ?soon
Meaning
a question asking where someone is coming from, or originally from.
Good to know
a common conversational opener; literally "you come from where".
Examples
- Uva he, se?Where are you coming from, sir?
- Nawe uva he muri iki gitondo?And you, where are you coming from this morning?
- Wavuze ko uva he?Where did you say you're from?