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How to Say ‘I read all of it in English.’ in Japanese

英語で全部読みました。

eigo de zenbu yomi mashi ta

[AY-goh de ZEN-boo YOH-mee mah-shee tah]

Phrase Breakdown

英語で

eigo de

in English

英語 (eigo) means 'English'. で means 'in (a language)'. Say 'ei' as one long sound.

Example

英語で話しましょう。

Let's talk in English.

Words in this phrase

英語

eigo

[AY-goh]

English (language)

Noun for the English language; 英 refers to England and 語 means language.

Example

英語を話せますか。

Can you speak English?

で

de

[de]

by; with; using

A particle that shows the method or means used to do something.

Example

カードで払えますか。

Can I pay by card?

全部読みました。

zenbu yomi mashi ta

I read all of them.

全部 means 'all'. 読みました is the polite past of 読む (to read).

Example

宿題は全部読みました。

I read all the homework.

Words in this phrase

全部

zenbu

[ZEN-boo]

all; everything

A noun or adverb meaning the whole of something, with nothing left out.

Example

宿題を全部やりました。

I did all my homework.

読み

yomi

[YOH-mee]

read

Stem of 読む 'to read', used before ます forms.

Example

本を読みます。

I read a book.

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

ta

[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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