How Locals Actually Say It · 04 of 10
Drop the Verb
Oss! Day 4. This blew my foreign friends' minds. Japanese people drop the VERB.
明日学校に行きます → 明日学校
Textbook: 明日学校に行きます. Locals: 明日学校. Yes. We just say "tomorrow, school." No verb needed.
夕食を食べに行こう → 夕食行こ
Textbook: 夕食を食べに行きましょう. Locals: 夕食行こ. The verb 食べる disappeared. Context handles it.
トイレに行ってくる → トイレ
Textbook: トイレに行ってきます. Locals: トイレ〜. You stand up, say "トイレ〜," and walk away. That's a complete sentence in Japan.