How to Say ‘I came from America.’ in Japanese
アメリカから来ました。
amerika kara ki mashi ta
[ah-MEH-ree-kah kara kee mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: から means "from": イギリスから来ました "I came from the UK." Japanese uses past tense here where English often says "I'm from".
Phrase Breakdown
アメリカから
amerika kara
from America
から means 'from'. Pronounce アメリカ as 'a-me-ri-ka', with no English 'r' sound.
カナダから来ました。
I came from Canada.
Words in this phrase
アメリカ
amerika
[ah-MEH-ree-kah]
America; USA
Katakana loanword for the United States.
アメリカに行きます。
I'm going to America.
から
kara
[kara]
from
Shows the starting point in a range, such as from row 1.
一列目から五列目まで売り切れです。
From the first row to the fifth row is sold out.
来ました。
ki mashi ta
I came.
The polite past form of 来る (to come). Read it 'kimashita'.
友達が来ました。
My friend came.
Words in this phrase
来
ki
[kee]
come
From 来る, meaning 'to come.' Used when thanking someone for attending.
会場に来てくれてありがとう。
Thank you for coming to the venue.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.
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.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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