How to Say ‘I'm glad; that's good’ in Japanese
よかった
yokatsu ta
[yoh-kaht tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [よかった] is the past form of [いい], but it often means "That's good" or "I'm glad" in natural English.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese often uses this when hearing good news. It is warm, simple, and very common.
Phrase Breakdown
よかっ
yokatsu
[yoh-kaht]
was good; glad
The stem of the past form of いい, used when saying something turned out well.
天気がよかったです。
The weather was good.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
The ending that completes the plain past form in よかった.
昨日、雨だった。
It was rainy yesterday.
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