How to Say “I bought _ .” in Japanese

How do you say “I bought an Apple Watch.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

I bought _ .

_ 買ったよ。

 kattayo

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

_ 買いました。

 kaimashita


When you want to say “I bought _ .”, put a noun just before “買ったよ” or “買いました”.

For example, if you want to say “I bought an Apple Watch*.”, you can say like this :

*Apple Watch = アップルウォッチ appuruwocchi

アップルウォッチ買ったよ。

 appuruwocchi kattayo

Or politely :

アップルウォッチ買いました。

 appuruwocchi kaimashita


アップルウォッチ
Apple Watch

(わたしは)買ったよ
(I) bought


We do not usually say “わたしは watashiwa (= I)” in everyday conversation.