How to Say ‘That's a relief.’ in Japanese
それは安心しました。
sore wa anshin shi mashi ta
[soh-reh wah ahn-sheen shee mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese says 安心しました "I became relieved" in the past tense, because the relief happened the moment you heard the news.
Phrase Breakdown
それ
sore
[soh-reh]
that; it
A demonstrative word meaning that or it, referring to something already mentioned.
それは大切な点です。
That is an important point.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
安心
anshin
[ahn-sheen]
relief; peace of mind
Means feeling relieved, reassured, or at ease.
ご連絡をいただいて安心しました。
I felt relieved after receiving your message.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.
昨日は多くのことを学びました。
I learned many things yesterday.
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.
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