YOU SAID:
What happened was, I got a letter.
INTO JAPANESE
何が起こったかというと、私は手紙を受け取ったのです。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
What happened is I received a letter.
INTO JAPANESE
何が起こったかというと、私は手紙を受け取ったのです。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
What happened is I received a letter.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.