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How to Say ‘I just arrived too.’ in Japanese

僕も今着きました。

boku mo ima tsuki mashi ta

[boku moh ima tsoo-KEE mah-shee tah]

💬 Usage Tip: 今 "now" with a past-tense verb means "just now". 今着きました is "I just arrived".

🇯🇵 In Japan: 僕 is the soft "I" that men use. It sounds gentle and friendly, which suits a dating chat; women would use 私 instead.

Phrase Breakdown

僕も

boku mo

I also / me too

僕 (boku) is a casual 'I', usually used by men, and も means 'also'.

Example

僕も好きです。

I like it too.

Words in this phrase

僕

boku

[boku]

The speaker or writer (equivalent to 'I').

Example

僕は学生です。

I am a student.

も

[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.

今着きました。

ima tsuki mashi ta

just arrived now

今 (ima) means 'now', and 着きました means 'arrived'. Together they mean 'I just got here'.

Example

今起きました。

I just woke up.

Words in this phrase

今

ima

[ima]

now

At the present moment.

Example

今、始まります。

Now, it begins.

着き

tsuki

[tsoo-KEE]

arrive (stem)

Stem of 着く, to arrive at a destination.

Example

駅に着きました。

We arrived at the station.

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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