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How to Say ‘I also called the gas company.’ in Japanese

ガス会社にも電話しました。

gasu kaisha ni mo denwa shi mashi ta

[GAH-soo kaisha ni moh den-wah shee mah-shee tah]

💬 Usage Tip: にも means "also to". に marks who you called and も adds "also". Likewise 友達にも話しました means "I also told my friend".

Phrase Breakdown

ガス会社にも

gasu kaisha ni mo

to the gas company too

ガス会社 (gasu gaisha) means gas company. Note that 'kaisha' becomes 'gaisha' here. にも means 'to ... also'.

Example

ガス会社にも聞きました。

I asked the gas company too.

Words in this phrase

ガス

gasu

[GAH-soo]

gas

Loanword for fuel gas.

Example

ガスの料金を払います。

I pay the gas bill.

会社

kaisha

[kaisha]

company

A business or employer; often used when talking about workplaces, jobs, or organizations.

Example

この会社は成長が早いです。

This company is growing quickly.

に

ni

[ni]

to

Used to indicate direction or point of action.

Example

学校に行きます。

I go to school.

も

mo

[moh]

also; too

A particle meaning also or too.

Example

電話番号もお願いします。

Your phone number too, please.

電話しました。

denwa shi mashi ta

I called.

Polite past tense of 電話する (to phone). The 'shi' sounds are light.

Example

昨日、友達に電話しました。

I called my friend yesterday.

Words in this phrase

電話

denwa

[den-wah]

telephone; phone

Used for phone calls or phone contact information.

Example

電話番号もお願いします。

Your phone number as well, please.

し

shi

[shee]

do

し is the stem of する, meaning to do.

Example

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.

Example

昨日は多くのことを学びました。

I learned many things yesterday.

た

ta

[tah]

past tense marker

Indicates past tense.

Example

彼は来た。

He came.

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