How to say “I’m from ~.” in Japanese | 私は、～出身です。| Japanese Phrases

Japanese Phrase and the Meaning

The Japanese phrase「私わたしは、～出身しゅっしんです。」means “I’m from ~.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Sentence	私は、（地名）出身だ。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, (chimei) shusshin da.
English Meaning	I’m from (a place name). (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私は、（地名）出身です。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, (chimei) shusshin desu.
English Meaning	I’m from (a place name). (Polite Form)

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	私は、アメリカ出身だ。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, Amerika shusshin da.
English Meaning	I’m from America. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私は、アメリカ出身です。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, Amerika shusshin desu.
English Meaning	I’m from America. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	私は、フィンランドのヘルシンキ出身だ。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, Finrando no Herushinki shusshin da.
English Meaning	I’m from Helsinki in Finland. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私は、フィンランドのヘルシンキ出身です。
Romaji Reading	Watashi wa, Finrando no Herushinki shusshin desu.
English Meaning	I’m from Helsinki in Finland. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私の名前は、アンガスだ。オーストラリア出身だ。
Romaji Reading	Watashi no namae wa, Angasu da. Ōsutoraria shusshin da.
English Meaning	My name is Angus. I’m from Australia. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	私の名前は、アンガスです。オーストラリア出身です。
Romaji Reading	Watashi no namae wa, Angasu desu. Ōsutoraria shusshin desu.
English Meaning	My name is Angus. I’m from Australia. (Polite Form)

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