How to Say ‘It was nice talking with you.’ in Japanese
お話しできてよかったです。
o hanashi deki te yokatsu ta desu
[o hanashi deki teh yoh-kaht tah dess]
💬 Usage Tip: The pattern 〜できてよかったです means "I'm glad I could ~". You can swap in other actions, as in お会いできてよかったです "I'm glad I could meet you".
Phrase Breakdown
お話しできて
o hanashi deki te
being able to talk with you
お話しできる is the polite form of 'can talk'. The て form links it to the feeling that follows.
お話しできてうれしいです。
I'm happy I could talk with you.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
話し
hanashi
[hanashi]
talk; speaking
The stem of 話す, used in polite expressions related to conversation.
採用担当者と話しできて勉強になりました。
It was educational to be able to talk with the recruiter.
でき
deki
[deki]
can do; be able to
Potential form element showing ability or possibility, from できる.
今後も相談でき たらうれしいです。
I would be happy if we could consult in the future too.
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.
てをつけると、つぎのどうさにつなげられます。
When you add -te, you can connect it to the next action.
よかったです。
yokatsu ta desu
I'm glad
The past form of いい, used to mean 'it was good' or 'I'm glad'. Pause on the small っ.
会えてよかったです。
I'm glad we met.
Words in this phrase
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 ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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