How to Say ‘Got it.’ in Japanese
わかった。
wakatsu ta
[wakatta ta]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is casual and fine between friends or in a relaxed setting, but staff in a café are more likely to say something politer. As a customer, you would usually not need this much.
Phrase Breakdown
わかっ
wakatsu
[wakatta]
understood
Casual past form of わかる, often used to mean 'got it' or 'okay.'
注文はラテですね、わかった。
Your order is a latte, right? Got it.
た
ta
[ta]
past tense ending
The ending that completes the casual past form わかった.
わかったのたで過去になります。
The 'ta' in wakatta makes it past tense.
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