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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" and comes after the place, not before it. Swap in any country: カナダから来ました.

Phrase Breakdown

アメリカから

amerika kara

from America

アメリカ (Amerika) means America, and から (kara) means 'from'. Use Japanese sounds: 'a-me-ri-ka ka-ra'.

Example

イギリスから来ました。

I came from the UK.

Words in this phrase

アメリカ

amerika

[ah-meh-ree-kah]

America / the United States

Country name in katakana. Often used in self-introductions: アメリカしゅっしんです (I’m from the U.S.).

Example

アメリカしゅっしんです。

I’m from America (the U.S.).

から

kara

[kara]

from

Shows the starting point in a range, such as from row 1.

Example

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.

Polite past of 'to come', read 'kimashita'. It is used to say where you're from.

Example

東京から来ました。

I came from Tokyo.

Words in this phrase

来

[kee]

come

From 来る, meaning 'to come.' Used when thanking someone for attending.

Example

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.

Example

昨日は多くのことを学びました。

I learned many things yesterday.

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.

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