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How to Say ‘You said A first and B after, right? But later I heard it was the other way around.’ in Japanese

Aは先に、Bはあとって言いましたよね。でも、あとで逆って聞きました。

A wa saki ni B wa ato tte ii mashi ta yo ne de mo ato de sakaratsu te kiki mashi ta

Phrase Breakdown

A

A

wa

saki

ni

B

B

wa

あと

ato

って

tte

言い

ii

まし

mashi

ta

yo

ne

de

mo

あと

ato

de

逆っ

sakaratsu

te

聞き

kiki

まし

mashi

ta

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