How to Say ‘I'll be home.’ in Japanese
家にいます。
ie ni i masu
[ee-eh nee ee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [にいます] is used for being in a place: [家にいます] = "be at home," [会社にいます] = "be at the office." Use [に] for where someone or something exists, not movement.
Phrase Breakdown
家
ie
[ee-eh]
home; house
Can mean a house or one's home, depending on context.
今日は家にいます。
I will be at home today.
に
ni
[nee]
in; at; to
A particle used for location, destination, or point in time. Here it marks the place where someone is.
家にいます。
I am at home.
い
i
[ee]
to exist; to be (animate)
This is the stem of います, used for the existence or presence of people and animals.
犬がいいます。
There is a dog.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A polite ending attached to verb stems in non-past affirmative form.
毎日勉強します。
I study every day.
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