How to Say ‘I'm from Chicago, in America.’ in Japanese
アメリカのシカゴ出身です。
amerika no shikago shusshin desu
[ah-MEH-ree-kah noh shee-KAH-goh shoos-SHEEN dess]
Phrase Breakdown
アメリカのシカゴ
amerika no shikago
Chicago in America
Say the larger place first, then の, then the city. Japanese goes from big to small.
アメリカのシカゴに行きます。
I'm going to Chicago in America.
Words in this phrase
アメリカ
amerika
[ah-MEH-ree-kah]
America; USA
Katakana loanword for the United States.
アメリカに行きます。
I'm going to America.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
A particle that connects words, like showing possession or linking a day and time.
土曜日の七時にお願いします。
Saturday at seven, please.
シカゴ
shikago
[shee-KAH-goh]
Chicago
The US city, written in katakana.
シカゴは寒いです。
Chicago is cold.
出身です。
shusshin desu
(I) am from
Say it as shus-shin de-su. Hold a tiny pause for the double 's.' Put it after a place name to say where you're from.
カナダ出身です。
I'm from Canada.
Words in this phrase
出身
shusshin
[shoos-SHEEN]
hometown; place of origin
Noun meaning where one comes from.
彼は東京出身です。
He is from Tokyo.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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