How to Say ‘I bought it in Japan.’ in Japanese
日本で買いました。
nihon de kai mashi ta
[Nihon de KAH-ee mah-shee tah]
Phrase Breakdown
日本で
nihon de
in Japan
日本 (Nihon) is Japan. The particle で (de) marks where an action happens. Say it smoothly as 'Nihon de'.
日本で働きます。
I work in Japan.
Words in this phrase
日本
nihon
[Nihon]
Japan
A country in East Asia located in the Pacific Ocean.
日本の食事を楽しむ。
Enjoy a meal in Japan.
で
de
[de]
at; in
Indicates a location where an action takes place.
公園で遊びます。
I play at the park.
買いました。
kai mashi ta
(I) bought (it).
Polite past of 買う (to buy). Keep 'kai' as two quick sounds, and say 'mashita' softly.
昨日買いました。
I bought it yesterday.
Words in this phrase
買い
kai
[KAH-ee]
buy
Stem of the verb 買う (to buy), used before polite endings.
パンを買います。
I buy bread.
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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