It was sweet.：”amakatta desu” Japanese Phrase #485

It was sweet.：”amakatta desu” Japanese Phrase #485

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甘あまかったです。(amakatta desu)

It was sweet. / 很甜。 / 달았습니다. / Ngọt.

When you want to describe “a food had a taste similar to that of sugar”, you would be able to use “甘あまかったです。(amakatta desu)” which means “It was sweet.”. Everybody could use this in daily conversations as polite and formal and “甘あまかったよ。(amakatta yo)” is used as casual.

Sample 1

tatsuya

そのケーキおしいかった？ (Was that cake good?) (那个蛋糕好吃吗？) (그 케잌 맛있었어?) (Cái bánh kem đó có ngon không?)

yuka

ちょっと甘あまかったです。 (It was a little bit sweet.) (有点儿甜。) (조금 달았습니다.) (Hơi ngọt một chút.)

Sample 2

yuka

このドーナツどうだった？ (How was this donut/doughnut?) (这个甜甜圈怎么样？) (이 도넛 어땠어?) (Cái bánh donut này thế nào?)

tatsuya

甘あまかったよ。 (It was sweet.) (很甜。) (달았어.) (Ngọt lắm.)

yuka

えっ、ほんと？ (Oh, really?) (啊，真的吗？) (어, 정말?) (Hả, thật không?)

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