Sounds fun looks good
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 38 of 68Reacting
Comments on what someone describes, shows or serves you.
- tanoshisousounds fun; looks fun
- omoshirosousounds interesting; looks good
- taihensousounds rough; that must be hard
- oishisoulooks delicious
- yosasoulooks good; seems nice
- oishikattathat was delicious
Mix-ups -sou guesses from outside; oishisou is before eating, oishikatta after.
tanoshisou
polite tanoshisou desu ne
sounds fun; looks fun
Reacting to someone's plans or photos.
Don't confuse with tanoshii sou da, 'I hear it's fun'.
kyanpu iku no? tanoshisou!
You're going camping? Sounds fun!
キャンプ行くの？楽しそう！
kyanpu ni iku n desu ka? tanoshisou desu ne.
You're going camping? That sounds fun.
キャンプに行くんですか？楽しそうですね。
Written 楽しそう · たのしそう · 楽しそうですねWho you say it and hear itHeard 257× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
omoshirosou
polite omoshirosou desu ne
sounds interesting; looks good
Reacting to a film, book, idea or plan you'd like to try.
Omoshiroi covers both funny and interesting; context decides.
sono eiga, omoshirosou. kondo mite miyou.
That movie looks good. I'll check it out sometime.
その映画、面白そう。今度見てみよう。
sono eiga, omoshirosou desu ne. kondo mite mimasu.
That movie looks good. I'll watch it sometime.
その映画、面白そうですね。今度見てみます。
Written 面白そう · おもしろそう · 面白そうですねWho you say it and hear itHeard 125× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
taihensou
polite taihensou desu ne
sounds rough; that must be hard
Sympathizing when someone describes a busy or difficult situation.
For something already over, taihen datta ne ('that must have been hard') fits better.
maiban shuuden made? taihensou da ne.
Until the last train every night? That sounds rough.
毎晩終電まで？大変そうだね。
maiban shuuden made desu ka? taihensou desu ne.
Until the last train every night? That sounds hard.
毎晩終電までですか？大変そうですね。
Written 大変そう · たいへんそう · 大変そうですねWho you say it and hear itHeard 31× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
oishisou
polite oishisou desu
looks delicious
Said when food arrives or you see it, before eating; after eating say oishii or oishikatta.
-sou on an adjective means looks: takasou (looks expensive). Ii becomes yosasou (looks good).
uwa, oishisou! itadakimasu.
Wow, that looks so good! Let's eat.
うわ、おいしそう！いただきます。
oishisou desu ne.
That looks delicious.
おいしそうですね。
Written おいしそう · おいしそうですWho you say itHeard 89× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
yosasou
polite yosasou desu
looks good; seems nice
Judges by looks or description, before you've tried it.
Not ii sou: the 'looks' form of ii is irregular.
kono mise, yosasou da ne.
This place looks good.
この店、よさそうだね。
kono mise, yosasou desu ne.
This place looks nice.
この店、よさそうですね。
Written よさそう · よさそうですWho you say it and hear itHeard 144× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
oishikatta
polite oishikatta desu
that was delicious
Said after finishing a meal; to a host or staff, follow with gochisousama deshita.
aa, oishikatta. gochisousama!
Mm, that was delicious. Thanks for the meal!
あー、おいしかった。ごちそうさま！
totemo oishikatta desu. gochisousama deshita.
That was really delicious. Thank you for the meal.
とてもおいしかったです。ごちそうさまでした。
Written おいしかった · おいしかったですWho you say itHeard 78× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles