by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Did you put on sunscreen?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Did you put on sunscreen?
日焼け止め塗った？
hiyakedome nutta
Pronunciation
- Did you put on …? ＝ あなたは … 塗った？ anatawa … nutta
- sunscreen ＝ 日焼け止め hiyakedome
“塗った nutta” is the past tense of “塗る nuru”.
We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” in everday conversation.
日焼け止め
sunscreen
＋
あなたは 塗った？
Did you put on?
