On this page, you can learn how to express how long you have been doing something in Japanese.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
I have been studying Japanese since Year 7. |
wa ta shi wa chu u ga ku i chi ne n se iからni ho n go wo be n kyo u shi te i ma su |
私は中学一年生から日本語を勉強しています。 |
One by one
- 私 → I
- は → no meaning
- 中学一年生(ちゅう・がく・いち・ねん・せい) → Year 7
- から → since
- 日本語(に・ほん・ご) → Japanese
- を → no meaning
- 勉強しています(べん・きょう・しています) → have been studying
Vocabulary

Vocabulary: Year level
On this page, you can learn how to say year levels in Japanese with the basic knowledge of Japanese education system.
Grammar

has/have been + verb-ing:【verb てform + います】
On this page, you can learn how to say somebody has been doing something now in Japanese.
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- I have been learning Karate since Year 8.
- My older brother has been studying law since Year 11.
Task 2: Change into English.
- 私は中学三年生から英語を勉強しています。
- 母は六時からそのテレビ番ぐみを見ています。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.