How to Say ‘That she's really kind.’ in Japanese
すごく優しいところです。
sugoku yasashii tokoro desu
[soo-GOH-koo yah-sah-SHEE toh-KOH-roh dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Add ところ "part, point" after a describing word to name a quality you like: おもしろいところです "That she's funny". It's the natural way to answer どこが好きですか？.
Phrase Breakdown
すごく優しい
sugoku yasashii
very kind
すごく means 'very' and is common in speech. 優しい means 'kind' or 'gentle'. Say su-go-ku ya-sa-shii, holding the final 'ii'.
先生はすごく優しいです。
The teacher is very kind.
Words in this phrase
すごく
sugoku
[soo-GOH-koo]
really; very
An adverb form of すごい, used casually to mean 'very' or 'super'.
すごくおいしいです。
It's really delicious.
優しい
yasashii
[yah-sah-SHEE]
kind; gentle
An i-adjective for a caring, gentle person.
優しい人が好きです。
I like kind people.
ところです。
tokoro desu
(it's) the part/quality (that...)
ところ means 'point' or 'quality' here, so the whole sentence means 'It's that she's very kind'. Hold the long 'o' in 'tokoro'? No: say to-ko-ro evenly.
明るいところです。
It's that she's cheerful.
Words in this phrase
ところ
tokoro
[toh-KOH-roh]
point; quality; aspect
After a description, ところ means a trait or quality of someone, not a physical place.
彼のまじめなところが好きです。
I like how serious he is.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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