How to Say ‘That's good to hear’ in Japanese
それはよかったです
sore wa yokatsu ta desu
[Sore wa yo katta ta desu]
Phrase Breakdown
それ
sore
[Sore]
that
Used to identify a specific thing previously mentioned or known contextually.
それは素晴らしいですね。
That's great!
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
A particle used to mark the topic of a sentence.
これは私の本です。
This is my book.
よかった
yokatsu ta
was good
Past tense of 'good'.
答えはよかったです。
The answer was good.
Words in this phrase
よかっ
yokatsu
[yo katta]
was good
Indicates that something was good or satisfactory.
食事はよかったです。
The meal was good.
た
ta
[ta]
past tense indicator
Indicates the past tense of a verb.
雨が降った。
It rained.
です
desu
[desu]
politeness marker
Ends a sentence politely.
これで大丈夫です。
This is fine.
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