How to Say ‘It was great.’ in Japanese
とてもよかったです。
totemo yokatsu ta desu
[toh-teh-moh yoh-kaht tah dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [よかったです] often means "that was good / I liked it," not just "it was good" in a factual sense. With [とても], it works well as natural praise after a meal or service.
Phrase Breakdown
とても
totemo
[toh-teh-moh]
very
An adverb meaning very or really.
とてもおいしかったです。
It was very delicious.
よかっ
yokatsu
[yoh-kaht]
was good
Past form stem of いい, meaning something was good.
料理がよかったです。
The food was good.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
Completes the past adjective form よかった.
昨日は楽しかった。
Yesterday was fun.
です
desu
[dess]
is; was
A polite copula that softens and formalizes the statement.
サービスは丁寧です。
The service is polite.
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