How to Say ‘I was really happy today.’ in Traditional Chinese
我今天真的很開心。
wǒ jīn tiān zhēn de hěn kāi xīn
[wo jin tyan jen duh hen kai-shin]
💬 Usage Tip: There's no word for "was" here. 開心 works as the whole description by itself, and 今天 makes it clear this is about the past.
Phrase Breakdown
我今天
wǒ jīn tiān
I, today
The subject 我 comes first, then the time word 今天 ('today'). This is the usual Chinese word order.
我今天很忙。
I'm busy today.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
今天
jīn tiān
[jin tyan]
today
Refers to the current day; often used when talking about today's event or schedule.
今天的活動讓我更了解這家公司。
Today’s event helped me understand this company better.
真的很開心。
zhēn de hěn kāi xīn
was really happy
Expresses strong, sincere happiness. 開心 is the everyday word for 'happy'.
大家都真的很開心。
Everyone was really happy.
Words in this phrase
真的
zhēn de
[jen duh]
really; truly
Adds emphasis to show genuine feeling or sincerity.
我真的很期待下次合作。
I’m really looking forward to our next collaboration.
很
hěn
[hen]
very
An adverb meaning very; it strengthens an adjective or feeling.
今天認識你，我很開心，也很喜歡這個「很」有活力的活動。
Meeting you today, I’m very happy, and I also like this very lively event.
開心
kāi xīn
[kai-shin]
happy; glad
開心 means happy, pleased, or glad about something.
收到回信我很開心。
I was very happy to receive a reply.
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