How to Say ‘It's because the service was very good’ in Japanese
サービスがとても良かったからです
saabisu ga totemo yokatsu ta kara desu
[SAH-bee-soo ga toh-TEH-moh yoh-KAHT tah kara desu]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending a sentence with からです is the standard way to answer a "why" question: "it's because…". The past tense of 良い is 良かった (yokatta), with a held beat at the small っ.
Phrase Breakdown
サービスが
saabisu ga
the service (as subject)
サービス (service) + が (subject marker). Say 'sābisu ga' with a long 'a'.
サービスがいいです。
The service is good.
Words in this phrase
サービス
saabisu
[SAH-bee-soo]
service
Loanword for 'service'; can also mean something given free of charge.
このホテルはサービスがいいです。
This hotel has good service.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
とても良かったからです
totemo yokatsu ta kara desu
because it was very good
とても (very) + 良かった (was good) + からです (it's because). Say 'totemo yokatta kara desu'.
天気がとても良かったからです。
It's because the weather was very good.
Words in this phrase
とても
totemo
[toh-TEH-moh]
very
Adverb that strengthens adjectives.
とても面白いです。
It's very interesting.
良かっ
yokatsu
[yoh-KAHT]
was good
Past stem of いい/良い, good.
天気が良かったです。
The weather was good.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
から
kara
[kara]
because
Used to provide a reason for something.
疲れたから、早く寝ました。
Because I was tired, I went to bed early.
です
desu
[desu]
is; polite ending
A polite sentence ending often used to soften statements.
キャンセルしたいです。
I want to cancel.
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