とても良い朝
totemo yoi asa
The phrase "very good morning" in Japanese is とても良い朝 (totemo yoi asa).
とても良い朝 is used to describe a morning that is pleasant or high in quality.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of とても (very), 良い (good) and 朝 (morning).
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish between describing a morning and greeting someone. While とても良い朝 describes a pleasant morning, the standard greeting used to say "good morning" to another person is おはようございます (formal) or おはよう (informal).
How do you pronounce it?
totemo yoi asa
Did you know?
- In certain workplace cultures, おはようございます is used as a greeting the first time you see a colleague, even if it is actually evening.
- While とても良い朝 describes the quality of the morning, the greeting おはよう literally means 'it is early'.
- When greeting someone in the morning, Japanese people often bow, but the depth of the bow changes depending on the social status of the person.
Example conversation
Hiyori and Hiroto are chatting on a sunny balcony.
- 陽葵 Himari見て、とても良い朝よ。Mite, totemo yoi asa yo.Look, it's a very good morning.
- 大翔 Hiroto本当だね。空がとても綺麗だ。Hontou da ne. Sora ga totemo kirei da.You're right. The sky is very beautiful.
- 陽葵 Himari最高の気分ね。Saikou no kibun ne.I feel great.
- 大翔 Hiroto今日はいい日になりそうだ。Kyou wa ii hi ni narisou da.It looks like today will be a good day.
