How to Say ‘In America’ in Japanese
アメリカで
amerika de
[ah-MEH-ree-kah de]
💬 Usage Tip: で marks where an event happens. Compare に, which marks where something simply exists, as in 東京に駅があります "There's a station in Tokyo" versus 東京で試合があります "There's a match in Tokyo."
Phrase Breakdown
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.
で
de
[de]
at
Indicates the location of an action.
家で食事する。
Eat at home.
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