In どこか (“somewhere”), the こ drops out and a small っ (a short pause) takes its place: どっか. どっか行こう (“let’s go somewhere”), どっか行け (“go away!”). In the same way, どこから (“from where”) often becomes どっから.
Casual and very common.
Two people meet up to play catch, and one of them arrives with a baseball umpire who greets everyone very politely.
From where?
Textbookどこから連れてきたんですか。「どこから」 → 「どっから」: the 「こ」 becomes a small 「っ」; the verb is dropped, leaving just the question word.
Before an important family introduction, the older sibling admits to never telling the visitor about the younger sister, Ayano.
I looked for somewhere safe and landed on "little brother Akiyo."
Textbookどこか安全なところを探したら、弟の秋代に着地したんです。「どこか」 → 「どっか」: the 「こ」 shrinks to a small 「っ」; 「を」 after 「安全圏」 is also dropped.
A vice principal giving the warm-up talk before a show asks the audience a show-of-hands question, then starts questioning one audience member directly.
Culture note A 前説 (maesetsu) is a short warm-up talk given to the audience before a comedy show or TV taping starts.
Were you doing it somewhere?
Textbookどこかでやっていたんですか。「どこか」 → 「どっか」: the 「こ」 shrinks into a small 「っ」, a very common casual contraction; 「やってた」 is 「やっていた」 with 「い」 dropped.
One performer explains how much money they hand over at the register, and the other questions the numbers.
Wait, where's this 200 even coming from?
Textbookえっ、この200というのは、どこから出した数字ですか。"どこから" shortens to "どっから": "こ" becomes small "っ". Also "というのは" shortens to "って".
Two friends at an arcade decide to take purikura photos, and one starts striking a pose.
Culture note Purikura are photo-sticker booths in Japanese arcades where friends pose together and decorate the pictures.
Where are you starting this pose from? Is this okay?
Textbookどこからこのポーズを作っているのですか。これでいいのですか。"どこから" shortens to "どっから": "こ" becomes small "っ". The particle "を" is dropped in "この形作って".
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どっか means “somewhere”. In どこか (“somewhere”), the こ drops out and a small っ (a short pause) takes its place: どっか. どっか行こう (“let’s go somewhere”), どっか行け (“go away!”). In the same way, どこから (“from where”) often becomes どっから.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: careful. With a boss or teacher: avoid. Casual and very common.
In 1,905 live comedy routines, どっか appears in 108 lines from 70 comedians.