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How to Say ‘You've been running through my mind all day.’ in Japanese

一日中、僕の頭の中を走ってたから。

ichinichijuu boku no atama no naka o hashitsu te ta kara

[ee-chee-nee-chee-JOO boh-koo noh ah-tah-mah noh naka oh hah-SHEET teh tah kara]

🇯🇵 In Japan: This is the answer to 疲れてない？ and is translated straight from the English joke. Japanese listeners will likely find it charmingly corny rather than smooth, so deliver it with a grin.

Phrase Breakdown

一日中、

ichinichijuu

all day long,

一日中 (ichinichijuu) means 'all day long'. Hold the long 'uu' at the end, then pause at the comma.

Example

一日中、雨だった。

It rained all day long.

Words in this phrase

一日中

ichinichijuu

[ee-chee-nee-chee-JOO]

all day long

一日 'one day' plus 中 'throughout'.

Example

一日中寝ていた。

I slept all day.

僕の頭の中を

boku no atama no naka o

through my mind

僕の頭の中 (boku no atama no naka) means 'inside my head'. を (o) here marks the place you move through.

Example

僕の頭の中を見せたい。

I want to show you what's in my head.

Words in this phrase

僕

boku

[boh-koo]

I; me (male speaker)

First-person pronoun commonly used by men in casual-to-neutral speech. On dates, it can sound friendly but slightly casual compared to 私.

Example

僕も映画が好きです。

I also like movies.

の

[noh]

of; 's

A particle showing possession or connection, like 'of' or apostrophe-s in English.

Example

私の本です。

It is my book.

頭

atama

[ah-tah-mah]

head; mind

Can mean the physical head, and in expressions it can also refer to your mind or thoughts.

Example

頭が痛いです。

My head hurts.

の

[noh]

A linking particle connecting nouns, like 'of' or showing description.

Example

前の方が見やすいです。

The front area is easier to see from.

中

naka

[naka]

inside

Means inside or indoors, such as inside the clubhouse.

Example

中で受付をしましょう。

Let's check in inside.

を

[oh]

through; along (path marker)

With motion verbs, を marks the space moved through.

Example

公園を歩く。

I walk through the park.

走ってたから。

hashitsu te ta kara

because (you) were running

走ってた (hashitteta) means 'was running'. から (kara) means 'because'. Pause briefly on the double 't'.

Example

公園を走ってたから。

Because I was running in the park.

Words in this phrase

走っ

hashitsu

[hah-SHEET]

run (stem of 走る)

Sound-changed stem of 走る 'to run' before て.

Example

毎朝走っています。

I run every morning.

て

[teh]

te-form ending

This て makes the phrase a gentle request or friendly instruction: please take care.

Example

てはお気をつけての終わりです。

て is the ending of お気をつけて.

た

[tah]

was (doing) — casual past continuous

Here the past ending in ていた shortened to てた, meaning 'was doing'.

Example

テレビを見てた。

I was watching TV.

から

kara

[kara]

because

A conjunction or particle meaning 'because' or 'since'.

Example

雨だから行きません。

Because it is raining, I will not go.

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