Casual Quotations with って

Learn how って works as a casual quotation marker in conversation and everyday informal writing.

Recognize って as a casual alternative to と for quotation.Use って to report speech or information informally.Understand the conversational tone that って creates.

Guided study

Core idea

In casual Japanese, って often replaces と as a quotation marker. It is common in spoken language among friends and in informal messages.

田中さん、来ないって。

They said that Tanaka isn't coming.

Quoted content comes before って in casual speech.

明日休みだって聞いたよ。

I heard that tomorrow is a holiday.

だって is a very common casual reported-information pattern.

Practice guides for this lesson

Use these hub pages to connect this lesson with related reading practice and grammar paths.

N4 Japanese grammar lessons

Use the N4 Japanese grammar lessons guide to connect this lesson with related reading practice.

Open guide

Japanese grammar practice

Use the Japanese grammar practice guide to connect this lesson with related reading practice.

Open guide

Japanese grammar lessons

Use the Japanese grammar lessons guide to connect this lesson with related reading practice.

Open guide