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How to Say ‘I'll record it in a notebook.’ in Japanese

ノートに記録します。

nooto ni kiroku shi masu

[NOH-toh ni kee-ROH-koo shee mahss]

💬 Usage Tip: に marks where something ends up, here the place the writing goes: 手帳に書きます "I'll write it in my planner".

Phrase Breakdown

ノートに

nooto ni

in a notebook

ノート (nooto) means 'notebook', and に means 'in' or 'onto'. Hold the long 'o': noo-to ni.

Example

ノートに書いてください。

Please write it in the notebook.

Words in this phrase

ノート

nooto

[NOH-toh]

notebook

Loanword from English 'note', meaning a notebook.

Example

新しいノートを買いました。

I bought a new notebook.

に

[ni]

Particle indicating location or direction.

Example

学校に行きます。

I am going to school.

記録します。

kiroku shi masu

I will record it

This means 'to record' (polite form). Say it as kiroku shimasu.

Example

毎日記録します。

I record it every day.

Words in this phrase

記録

kiroku

[kee-ROH-koo]

record

Noun meaning a record; with する it means to record or write down.

Example

毎日の体重を記録する。

Record my weight every day.

し

shi

[shee]

do; make

Part of a set expression that describes something as having a stable quality.

Example

四角は安定した印象を出します。

Squares create a stable impression.

ます

masu

[mahss]

polite non-past ending

Polite verb ending used in present or non-past forms.

Example

対応したことがありますか。

Have you ever dealt with it?

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