How to Say ‘Today was so tiring.’ in Simplified Chinese
今天好累啊。
jīn tiān hǎo lèi a
[jeen-tyen hǎo lèi ah]
💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech, 好 (hǎo) before an adjective means "so" or "really", not "good". The 啊 (a) at the end adds a sigh of feeling, as in 好饿啊 "I'm so hungry".
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
好累啊。
hǎo lèi a
so tired!
好 here means 'so' or 'really'. 累 (lèi) means tired, and 啊 adds emotion. Let your voice drop on 累.
我好累啊。
I'm so tired.
Words in this phrase
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
so; very
Used before adjectives as an intensifier meaning 'so' or 'very'.
今天好冷。
It's so cold today.
累
lèi
[lèi]
tired
Feeling lack of energy.
工作一天很累。
Working all day is tiring.
啊
a
[ah]
ah; sentence particle
Adds emotion such as surprise, curiosity, or friendliness to a question.
真的啊？我很想了解更多。
Really? I’d really like to learn more.
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