嬉しいです
ureshii desu
To say it makes me happy in Japanese, use 嬉しいです (ureshii desu).
嬉しいです (ureshii desu) expresses your own happiness about something that happened or something someone did for you. Japanese simply says I am happy, without a word for it makes me.
What does it mean word for word?
嬉しい (ureshii) means happy or glad and です (desu) makes the sentence polite.
How do you pronounce it?
嬉しいです is read ureshii desu. The final u of desu is usually barely heard.
Did you know?
- When feeling a deep sense of happiness, Japanese speakers may use the phrase 胸がいっぱいです (mune ga ippai desu), which literally means 'my chest is full'.
- While 嬉しい (ureshii) describes an emotional reaction to an event, if you want to describe a long-term state of being happy or contented, you would use the word 幸せ (shiawase) instead.
- If you were to say 嬉しいです (ureshii desu) to a superior, it describes your internal state, but using the same words to describe someone else's joy can sometimes sound presumptuous or rude.
Examples in context
- プレゼントをもらって、とても嬉しいです。Purezento o moratte, totemo ureshii desu.I am very happy to receive the gift.
- 合格したと聞いて、嬉しいです。Goukaku shita to kiite, ureshii desu.I am happy to hear that you passed.
- お手伝いしてもらえて、嬉しいです。Otetsudai shite moraete, ureshii desu.I am happy that you helped me.
Example conversation
Misaki and Kenta are talking at a cafe after a reunion.
- 美咲 Misaki今日、健太さんに会えて嬉しいです。Kyou, Kenta-san ni aete ureshii desu.I am happy to see you today, Kenta.
- 健太 Kenta僕も、美咲さんに会えて嬉しいです。Boku mo, Misaki-san ni aete ureshii desu.I am also happy to see you, Misaki.
- 美咲 Misakiまた、こうして話せて嬉しいです。Mata, koushite hanasete ureshii desu.I am happy that we can talk like this again.
- 健太 Kenta本当に、嬉しいですね。Hontou ni, ureshii desu ne.It really is a happy thing, isn't it?
