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How to Say ‘I really had fun.’ in German

Es hat mir echt Spaß gemacht.

es hat meer ekht shpahs geh-MAHKHT

[es hat meer ekht shpahs geh-MAHKHT]

Phrase Breakdown

Es hat mir echt

es hat meer ekht

It really (was) for me

'Echt' is a casual word for 'really'. Say the 'ch' softly, as in 'ich'.

Example

Das war echt gut.

That was really good.

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

hat

[hat]

has

Form of 'haben', used to build the past tense.

Example

Sie hat gewonnen.

She has won.

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

echt

[ekht]

really

Expresses surprise in questions.

Example

Echt? Das wusste ich nicht.

Really? I didn't know that.

Spaß gemacht.

shpahs geh-MAHKHT

fun.

'Spaß machen' means to be fun. Say 'shpahs' with a long 'a'.

Example

Es hat Spaß gemacht.

It was fun.

Words in this phrase

Spaß

[shpahs]

fun

Masculine noun: der Spaß.

Example

Fußball macht Spaß.

Football is fun.

gemacht

[geh-MAHKHT]

made, done

Past participle of 'machen'; 'Spaß machen' means to be fun.

Example

Das Konzert hat Spaß gemacht.

The concert was fun.

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