We can ask people where they are from with Cò às a tha thu? but often people were born and raised elsewhere, and a distinction must be made.
So we can ask:
Cò às a tha thu?
Where are you from?
And they might answer:
’S ann à Èirinn a tha mi. Tha mi a’ fuireach ann am Baile Àtha Cliath. Ach rugadh is thogadh mi ann an Lunnainn.
I am from Ireland. I live in Dublin. But I was born and raised in London.
You can ask:
Càit an do rugadh tu?
Where were you born?
Càit an do thogadh tu?
Where were you raised?
You can talk about a specific place:
An do rugadh tu anns an Ruis?
Were you born in Russia?
Nach do rugadh tu anns an Ruis?
Were you not born in Russia?
Rugadh
I was
Cha do rugadh
I was not
Rugadh mi anns an Ruis
I was born in Russia
Cha do rugadh mi anns an Ruis
I was not born in Russia
An do thogadh tu ann an Alba?
Were you raised in Scotland?
Nach do thogadh tu ann an Alba?
Were you not raised in Scotland?
Thogadh
I was
Cha do thogadh
I was not
Thogadh mi ann an Alba
I was raised in Scotland
Cha do thogadh mi ann an Alba
I was not raised in Scotland