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They mean the same thing, but 'D'où viens-tu ?' uses inversion, which makes it more formal/polite.

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French has three ways to ask a question:

  • Inversion
    The pronoun and the verb switch places (however if the subject is a noun, it is repeated in form of pronoun placed after the verb). This is used in the formal language.
    => D'où viens-tu ?
  • Est-ce que
    It is added before the affirmative statement to turn into a question. If there's an interrogative word, it is placed before it. This is used in the standard language.
    => D'où est-ce que tu viens ?
  • Intonation
    The statement stays the same but the intonation rises at the end to make it a question. This is used in the informal language. If there is an interrogative word, it's usually in the same position as the noun it replaces in the affirmative statement.
    => Tu viens d'où ?