How to Say ‘I'm from the United States’ in Japanese
アメリカから来ました
アメリカからきました
💬 Usage Tip: Use [から来ました] (kara kimashita) to express where you are from.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Mentioning your home country can provide a topic for discussing cultural differences.
Phrase Breakdown
アメリカから
来ました
Word-by-Word Breakdown
アメリカアメリカ
[amerika]
America
The United States of America.
彼はアメリカから来ました。
He came from America.
からから
[kara]
from
Indicates a starting point or origin.
アメリカから日本に来ました。
Came from America to Japan.
来き
[ki]
to come
Indicates movement toward a place.
東京に来ました。
Came to Tokyo.
ましまし
[mashi]
polite past tense
Indicates a respectful past action or state.
彼は来ました。
He came.
たた
[ta]
past tense
Indicates a completed action.
私は昨日、来ました。
I came yesterday.
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