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How to Say ‘I'm glad we could talk’ in Japanese

話せてよかったです

hanase te yokatsu ta desu

[hah-NAH-seh teh yokat tah desu]

💬 Usage Tip: The て form of a verb plus よかった means "glad that…": 会えてよかった "glad I could see you".

Phrase Breakdown

話せて

hanase te

being able to talk

This is the te-form of 話せる, 'can talk.' Here it gives the reason for being glad. Say it as ha-na-se-te.

Example

会えて嬉しい。

I'm happy I could meet you.

Words in this phrase

話せ

hanase

[hah-NAH-seh]

can speak

Potential form of 話す (to speak), meaning 'be able to speak'.

Example

フランス語が話せます。

I can speak French.

て

[teh]

te-form ending

This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.

Example

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 / it was good

This is the polite past form of いい, 'good.' Pause briefly on the small っ: yo-ka-t-ta.

Example

晴れてよかったです。

I'm glad it was sunny.

Words in this phrase

よかっ

yokatsu

[yokat]

was good

Expresses that something turned out well or satisfactorily.

Example

結果が良かった。

The results were good.

た

[tah]

past tense ending

This ending completes the polite past tense form.

Example

空席がございました。

There were vacant seats.

です

desu

[desu]

is; polite ending

A polite sentence ending often used to soften statements.

Example

キャンセルしたいです。

I want to cancel.

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