How to Say “How did you learn English?” in Japanese

How do you say “How did you learn English?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

How did you learn English?

どうやって英語勉強したの?

 douyatte* eigo* benkyoushitano*

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

どうやって英語勉強したんですか?

 douyatte* eigo* benkyoushitandesuka*

*We pronounce “douyatte” like “dōyatte”, “eigo” like “ēgo” and “benkyou” like “benkyō”.

  • how = どうやって douyatte
  • did you learn …? = あなたは … 勉強したの? anatawa … benkyoushitano
  • English = 英語 eigo

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


どうやって
how

英語
English

あなたは 勉強したの?
did you learn?