#18

Expressing impressions of what you've experienced

すごく楽しかったです It was really fun.

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Mi Ya is in the living room of “Haru-san House,” telling Tam and Haru-san, the robot landlady, about her trip to Nagano.

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おかえりなさい。

Okaerinasai.

Welcome home.

長野はどうでしたか。

Nagano wa doo deshita ka.

How was Nagano?

すごく楽しかったです。

Sugoku tanoshikatta desu.

It was really fun.

写真をたくさん撮りました。

Shashin o takusan torimashita.

I took tons of photos.

それから、おそばも食べました。

Sorekara, osoba mo tabemashita.

And I ate soba.

とてもおいしかったです。

Totemo oishikatta desu.

It was delicious.

そうですか。よかったですね。

Soo desu ka. Yokatta desu ne.

Oh really? I'm glad to hear that.

長野の人はとても親切でした。

Nagano no hito wa totemo shinsetsu deshita.

The people of Nagano were very kind.

楽しい旅行でしたね。

Tanoshii ryokoo deshita ne.

Seems like you had a good time.

Vocabulary

おかえりなさい

okaerinasai

welcome home

長野

Nagano

どう

doo

how

すごく

sugoku

extremely

楽しい

tanoshii

fun

写真を撮る

shashin o toru

take a photo

たくさん

takusan

a lot

それから

sorekara

then

そば／おそば

soba/osoba

buckwheat noodles

食べる

taberu

eat

とても

totemo

very

おいしい

oishii

delicious

いい（←よかった）

ii (←yokatta)

good

人

hito

person/people

親切（な）

shinsetsu (na)

kind

旅行

ryokoo

trip

Key Phrase

Expressing impressions of what you've experienced

すごく楽しかったです。

Sugoku tanoshikatta desu.

It was really fun.

To make the past tense of I-adjectives, replace the final "-i (desu)" with "-katta (desu)." With NA-adjectives and nouns, change the end of the sentence from "desu" to "deshita."

Past Tense of Adjective Sentences and Noun Sentences

Non-past

Past

I-adjective

Non-past

楽しいです

Tanoshii desu

It is fun

Past

楽しかったです

Tanoshikatta desu

It was fun

NA-adjective

Non-past

親切です

Shinsetsu desu

It is kind

Past

親切でした

Shinsetsu deshita

It was kind

Noun

Non-past

楽しい旅行です

Tanoshii ryokoo desu

It is a fun trip

Past

楽しい旅行でした

Tanoshii ryokoo deshita

It was a fun trip

* Note that the past tense of the I-adjective "ii" or "good" is conjugated in an irregular way. It becomes "yokatta (desu)" or "was good."

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Listen

大阪はどうでしたか。

Oosaka wa doo deshita ka.

How was Osaka?

よかったです。とてもにぎやかでした。

Yokatta desu. Totemo nigiyaka deshita.

It was good. It was very lively.

Try It Out!

Try expressing your impressions

1Which of these three choices is the correct way to say this sentence in Japanese?

It was wonderful.

wonderful

すばらしい

subarashii

1

Subarashii katta desu.

Sorry, wrong Answer.
2

Subarashii deshita.

Sorry, wrong Answer.
3

すばらしかったです。

Subarashikatta desu.

2Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

It was [I/NA-adjective].

【I-adjective】かったです／【NA-adjective】でした。

【I-adjective】katta desu/【NA-adjective】deshita.

beautiful

きれい（な）

kiree (na)

Answer

きれいでした。

Kiree deshita.

3Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

It was [I/NA-adjective].

【I-adjective】かったです／【NA-adjective】でした。

【I-adjective】katta desu/【NA-adjective】deshita.

interesting

おもしろい

omoshiroi

Answer

おもしろかったです。

Omoshirokatta desu.

Bonus Phrase: おかえりなさい。

Okaerinasai.

Welcome home.

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People's voices

It's a greeting for someone who has returned home. A casual version is "Okaeri." A very formal way of saying it is "Okaerinasaimase."

Kanji

Yama (mountain)

Culture

Mi Ya’s Travel Guide

Shinkansen Bullet Trains in Japan

Shinkansen bullet trains cut the travel time between major cities. From Tokyo to Nagano, it takes about an hour and a half, while from Tokyo to Kyoto, it's about a little over two hours. The cars are quiet and clean, making for a comfortable ride.

Shinkansen route map (as of Sep. 2019)

Shinkansen and Mt. Fuji

On-board sales

Trip tip