World Cup 2026: Reacting to a goal!
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Key Phrases
入った！／ゴールだ！
haitsu ta gooru da
It’s in! / It’s a goal!
見た？今のシュート！
mi ta ima no shuuto
Did you see that shot just now?
このまま勝ってほしいね。
kono mama katsu te hoshii ne
I hope they keep this up and win.
Skills You'll Learn
Reacting excitedly to a sports play
スポーツのプレーに興奮して反応する言い方
supootsu no puree ni koufun shi te hannou suru ii kata
Talking with family about watching a game together
家族でいっしょに試合を見る楽しさを話すこと
kazoku de issho ni shiai o miru tanoshi sa o hanasu koto
Expressing hopes and opinions about the rest of the match
試合のこれからについて希望や気持ちを伝えること
shiai no kore kara ni tsui te kibou ya kimochi o tsutaeru koto
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're at home watching a soccer match with your family, cheering excitedly after a beautiful goal and hoping your team scores one more and wins.
入った！ ゴールだ！
haitsu ta gooru da
It’s in! It’s a goal!
やった！ すごい！
yatsu ta sugoi
Yes! Amazing!
見た？ 今のシュート！
mi ta ima no shuuto
Did you see that? That shot just now!
うん、すごくきれいだったね。
un sugoku kirei datsu ta ne
Yeah, it was really beautiful.
家族みんなで見ると、もっと楽しいね。
kazoku minna de miru to motto tanoshii ne
It’s even more fun when the whole family watches together.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
入った！
haitsu ta
It’s in!
💬 [入った！] comes from [入る] "to go in," but in excited reactions the past form [入った！] means "It went in!" or "It's in!" You'll hear the same pattern with other sudden things: [決まった！] "It's decided! / It went in!"
See breakdown →ゴール
gooru
Goal
ゴールだ！
gooru da
It’s a goal!
💬 [だ] at the end makes it a direct, punchy statement: [ゴールだ！] = "It's a goal!" You can swap in other nouns the same way, like [チャンスだ！] "It's a chance!"
See breakdown →やった！
yatsu ta
We did it!
すごい！
sugoi
Amazing!
見た？
mi ta
Did you see it?
💬 In casual speech, [見た？] can mean "Did you see it?" without saying "it" at all. Japanese often drops things that are obvious from the moment.
See breakdown →今のシュート！
ima no shuuto
That shot just now!
💬 [今の] before a noun means "the one just now" or "that one just now." You can reuse it easily: [今のパス] "that pass just now," [今の何？] "what was that just now?"
See breakdown →うん。
un
Yeah.
すごくきれい
sugoku kirei
Very beautiful
💬 [すごく] is how [すごい] changes before another describing word, so [すごくきれい] means "really beautiful." The same pattern shows up in [すごく楽しい] "really fun."
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