How to Say ‘I'm going to buy them’ in Japanese
買いに行きます
kai ni iki masu
[KAH-ee nee iki mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Take the verb stem, add に, then add 行きます to say "go to do something": 食べに行きます "go to eat". The stem is 買い, from 買います.
Phrase Breakdown
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.
に
ni
[nee]
in order to (purpose)
After a verb stem and before a motion verb, に shows the purpose of going.
パンを買いに行きます。
I'm going to buy bread.
行き
iki
[iki]
go
To move or travel to a place.
学校に行きます。
I go to school.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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