How to Say ‘But I guess I've always been’ in Japanese
やっぱり 俺は昔から…
やっぱりおれはむかしから…
Phrase Breakdown
やっぱり
俺は昔から
Word-by-Word Breakdown
やっぱりやっぱり
[yappari]
after all
Used to indicate that a prediction was correct.
やっぱり雨だ。
After all, it's raining.
俺おれ
[ore]
I
Informal pronoun for oneself, often used by males.
俺も行く。
I'm going too.
はは
[wa]
is
Indicates the topic or subject of a sentence.
彼は元気だ。
He is well.
昔むかし
[mukashi]
since childhood
Denotes continuity from a long past.
昔からの考え方だ。
It's a way of thinking from long ago.
からから
[kara]
from
Indicating start point in time or place.
明日から始めます。
I will start from tomorrow.
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