N5

Quoting with と

Use と to quote exact words or thoughts and to recognize quoted content in simple spoken and written Japanese.

Attach と to quoted words or sentences.Read short quotations before verbs like 言う and 書く.Distinguish quoted content from the main sentence.

Guided study

How quotation with と works

To quote words or a sentence, place と after the quoted content and then add a verb such as 言う, 書く, 思う, or 聞く. This pattern is a foundation for later reading and grammar.

『ありがとう』と言った。

I said, 'Thank you.'

『ありがとう』 is quoted directly, followed by と言った.

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田中さんは『行きます』と言いました。

Tanaka said, 'I will go.'

The quoted sentence comes before と, and 言いました tells you it was spoken.

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