which is correct?

[zana5555]

hello everybody!
I am a new member of forumes.I was writing a letter for a friend yesterday bu i didn't know where is she from so i wrote:"can i ask you where you are from?".i am in doubt now for that maybe i should wrote :"can i ask you where are you from?". please tell me wich of two sentences above is correct.
thank you.

[udara sankalpa]

hi there, what you wrote was correct.

I'm not a teacher or a native speaker.

cheers
Udara

[Anglika]

Are you writing this letter to a friend or for (on behalf of) a friend?

Can I ask where you are from? is correct. The other is also correct, but less used. I would keep to your first suggestion.

[zana5555]

hi there, what you wrote was correct.

I'm not a teacher or a native speaker.

cheers
Udara

thank you very much udara.

[zana5555]

Are you writing this letter to a friend or for (on behalf of) a friend?

Can I ask where you are from? is correct. The other is also correct, but less used. I would keep to your first suggestion.

thanks alot anglica!.you have guided me very well.

[keltouma_H]

hello everybody!
I am a new member of forumes.I was writing a letter for a friend yesterday bu i didn't know where is she from so i wrote:"can i ask you where you are from?".i am in doubt now for that maybe i should wrote :"can i ask you where are you from?". please tell me wich of two sentences above is correct.
thank you.

welcome in the forum zana

[zana5555]

hi !
do you see?I have even have problems about writing a letter!