とても楽しかったです
totemo tanoshikatta desu
The English phrase "it was really fun" can be translated into Japanese as とても楽しかったです (totemo tanoshikatta desu).
This phrase is used to describe a past experience that was very enjoyable. Depending on the level of emphasis and formality you wish to convey, there are several variations. You can use とても楽しかったです to mean "it was very fun," or use 本当に楽しかったです to express that something was "really, truly fun."
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase とても楽しかったです breaks down into totemo (very), tanoshikatta (was fun) and desu (is/am/are).
Which one should you use?
To change the nuance of the phrase, you can replace とても with すごく to create すごく楽しかったです, which means "it was extremely fun" and feels slightly more conversational. For more emphasis, すんごい楽しかった can mean "it was incredibly fun," while めちゃ楽しかった is used to say "it was super fun."
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The standard formal version is とても楽しかったです. If you are speaking to friends or family, you can make the phrase informal by dropping the desu at the end, resulting in とても楽しかった. For highly formal situations, you may use the expression 大変楽しゅうございました.
How do you pronounce it?
totemo tanoshikatta desu
Did you know?
- The slang term めちゃ is a shortened version of めちゃくちゃ, which originally meant 'in a mess' or 'absurdly'.
- When using the word とても in a negative sentence, such as とても楽しくなかった, the meaning shifts to 'not fun at all' rather than just 'not very fun'.
- While 'fun' is the direct translation, using 楽しかったです to describe a person's personality might be misunderstood, as it refers to the experience being fun rather than the person being 'fun' or 'funny'.
Examples in context
- 映画鑑賞はとても楽しかったです。Watching the movie was really fun.
- お祭りは本当に楽しかったです。The festival was truly fun.
- 講演会は大変楽しゅうございました。The lecture was immensely enjoyable.
- バーベキューはすごく楽しかったよ。The barbecue was really fun!
- 遊園地はめちゃ楽しかった！The amusement park was seriously fun!
- コンサートはすんごい楽しかった！The concert was incredibly fun!
- 昨日のパーティーはとても楽しかったです。Kinō no pātī wa totemo tanoshikatta desu.Yesterday's party was really fun.
- 旅行はとても楽しかったです。Ryokō wa totemo tanoshikatta desu.The trip was really fun.
- 文化祭はとても楽しかったです。Bunka sai wa totemo tanoshikatta desu.The school festival was really fun.
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are talking about a movie they watched together.
- 蓮 Ren映画はどうでしたか？Eiga wa dō deshita ka?How was the movie?
- 美咲 Misakiとても楽しかったです！Totemo tanoshikatta desu!It was really fun!
- 蓮 Renよかったですね。Yokatta desu ne.I'm glad to hear that.
- 美咲 Misaki蓮さんも楽しめましたか？Ren-san mo tanoshimemashita ka?Did you enjoy it too, Ren?
