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How to Say ‘I watched movies at home.’ in Japanese

家で映画を見ました。

ie de eiga o mi mashi ta

[EE-eh de AY-gah oh mee mah-shee tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Japanese doesn't mark singular or plural, so 映画 can mean one movie or several; context decides.

Phrase Breakdown

家で

ie de

at home

家 (ie) means 'home'. で marks where the action happens. Say i-e-de.

Example

家で料理します。

I cook at home.

Words in this phrase

家

[EE-eh]

home; house

Where you live; read 'ie' or 'uchi'.

Example

家に帰ります。

I go home.

で

[de]

Indicates the location of an action.

Example

家で食事する。

Eat at home.

映画を見ました。

eiga o mi mashi ta

I watched a movie

A polite past action. Keep the rhythm even.

Example

友達と映画を見ました。

I watched a movie with a friend.

Words in this phrase

映画

eiga

[AY-gah]

movie

A film watched at a cinema or at home.

Example

映画が好きです。

I like movies.

を

[oh]

object marker

The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.

Example

チケットを二枚ください。

Two tickets, please.

見

[mee]

look; view

The verb stem of 見る, meaning to look at, check, or consider.

Example

求人票を見ながら条件を比べました。

I compared conditions while looking at job listings.

まし

mashi

[mah-shee]

polite past stem

Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.

Example

昨日は多くのことを学びました。

I learned many things yesterday.

た

[tah]

past tense ending

This ending completes the polite past tense form.

Example

空席がございました。

There were vacant seats.

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