How to Say “I live alone.” in Japanese

How do you say “I live alone.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

I live alone.

一人暮らしだよ。

 hitorigurashi dayo

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

一人暮らしです。

 hitorigurashi desu

  • I live = 私は住んでいます watashiwa sundeimasu
  • alone = 一人で hitoride

The literal translation of “I live alone.” is “私は一人で住んでいます (watashiwa hitoride sundeimasu)”, but “一人暮らしです” sounds more natural.


(わたしは)一人暮らしです
(I) live alone


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