How to Say ‘I relaxed at home.’ in Japanese
私は家でゆっくりしました。
watashi wa ie de yukkuri shi mashi ta
[wah-TAH-shee wah EE-eh de yook-KOO-ree shee mah-shee tah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Saying you just rested at home is a perfectly normal answer in Japan. Nobody expects an exciting weekend story.
Phrase Breakdown
私は家で
watashi wa ie de
I, at home
私は (watashi wa) means 'as for me'. 家で (ie de) means 'at home'; で marks where an action happens.
私は家で料理します。
I cook at home.
Words in this phrase
私
watashi
[wah-TAH-shee]
I; me
The standard polite word for 'I', used by anyone.
私は学生です。
I am a student.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
家
ie
[EE-eh]
home; house
Where you live; read 'ie' or 'uchi'.
家に帰ります。
I go home.
で
de
[de]
at
Indicates the location of an action.
家で食事する。
Eat at home.
ゆっくりしました。
yukkuri shi mashi ta
Relaxed.
This is the polite past of ゆっくりする. Keep the short stop at っ.
温泉でゆっくりしました。
I relaxed at a hot spring.
Words in this phrase
ゆっくり
yukkuri
[yook-KOO-ree]
relaxed; taking it easy
With suru, it means to relax and take one's time.
日曜日はゆっくりします。
I take it easy on Sundays.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
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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