How to Say ‘Oh, he'll surely be happy.’ in Japanese
まあ、きっと喜ぶわ。
maa kitto yorokobu wa
[MAH kitto yoh-roh-koh-boo wa]
💬 Usage Tip: まあ here is an exclamation of pleased surprise, like "oh my". In other contexts it means "well, more or less".
Phrase Breakdown
まあ、きっと
maa kitto
Oh my, surely
まあ is an exclamation of pleasant surprise. Draw out まあ a little, then say きっと with a short pause at っ.
まあ、きれい！
Oh my, how pretty!
Words in this phrase
まあ
maa
[MAH]
oh my; well
An interjection of pleasant surprise, often used by women.
まあ、きれいなお花！
Oh my, what lovely flowers!
きっと
kitto
[kitto]
surely
Expressing confidence that something will happen.
きっと成功する。
You will surely succeed.
喜ぶわ。
yorokobu wa
(he) will be happy
喜ぶ is pronounced yo-ro-ko-bu. わ softens the statement.
子どもが喜ぶわ。
The kids will be happy.
Words in this phrase
喜ぶ
yorokobu
[yoh-roh-koh-boo]
to be pleased; to be happy
A verb meaning to be delighted or pleased about something.
海の見える席なら家族が喜ぶと思います。
I think my family would be pleased with a seat that has an ocean view.
わ
wa
[wa]
sentence ending particle
Expresses the speaker's emotions or softens the statement.
行ったわ。
I went.
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