How to Say “Have you ever been to _ ?” in Japanese

by Tomoyuki Higuchi

How do you say “Have you ever been to the US?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

Have you ever been to _ ?

_ 行ったことある？

　ittakoto aru

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

_ 行ったことありますか？

　ittakoto arimasuka

When you want to say “Have you ever been to _ ?”, put the name of the location just before “行ったことある” or “行ったことありますか”.

For example, if you want to say “Have you ever been to the US?”, you can say like this :

アメリカ行ったことある？

　amerika ittakoto aru

Or politely :

アメリカ行ったことありますか？

　amerika ittakoto arimasuka

We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” in everyday conversation.

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