How to Say ‘That's good to hear.’ in Japanese
それならよかった。
sore nara yokatsu ta
[soh-reh nara yoh-kaht tah]
💬 Usage Tip: よかった is the past form of いい, used for relief: "that's good". それなら means "if that's so".
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.
なら
nara
[nara]
if
Conjunction used to express a condition.
時間があれば行こう。
Let's go if there is time.
よかっ
yokatsu
[yoh-kaht]
was good; glad
The stem part of the past casual form of いい, used to say something was good or you are relieved.
希望の席が取れてよかっです。
I was glad to get the seat I wanted.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker
Indicates past tense.
彼は来た。
He came.
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