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How to Say ‘Oh, I heard the east exit.’ in Japanese

え、東口と聞きましたけど。

e higashiguchi to kiki mashi ta kedo

[eh hee-gah-shee-GOO-chee toh kee-kee ma-shi tah kedo]

💬 Usage Tip: と after a word marks what was said or heard, so 東口と聞きました means "I heard 'east exit'". The same pattern works with any reported words: 明日と言いました "I said 'tomorrow'".

Phrase Breakdown

え、東口と

e higashiguchi to

Huh? East exit (that's what)

'E' shows surprise, so give it a rising tone. 'Higashiguchi' means 'east exit', and 'to' quotes what was heard.

Example

え、東口ですか。

Huh, the east exit?

Words in this phrase

え

[eh]

eh?; what?

An interjection showing surprise or mild disbelief.

Example

え、本当ですか。

Eh, really?

東口

higashiguchi

[hee-gah-shee-GOO-chee]

east exit

The east exit or entrance of a station or building.

Example

駅の東口に行きます。

I'll go to the station's east exit.

と

[toh]

(quotation marker)

Marks what was said or heard.

Example

「はい」と言いました。

He said "yes."

聞きましたけど。

kiki mashi ta kedo

I heard, though

'Kikimashita' means 'heard', and 'kedo' softly shows disagreement. Say 'ki-ki-ma-shi-ta-ke-do'.

Example

そう聞きましたけど。

That's what I heard, though.

Words in this phrase

聞き

kiki

[kee-kee]

hear; ask

From 聞く, meaning to hear, listen, or ask. In polite service contexts, it often means 'to ask.'

Example

予約についてお聞きしたいです。

I would like to ask about the reservation.

まし

mashi

[ma-shi]

polite past marker

Part of the polite past verb form.

Example

はい、わかりました。

Yes, understood.

た

[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.

けど

kedo

[kedo]

but

Indicates contrast or exception.

Example

静かだけど落ち着かない。

It's quiet, but unsettling.

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