by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “How was it?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
How was it?
どうだった？
doudatta*
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
どうでした？
doudeshita*
*We pronounce “dou” like “dō“.
Pronunciation
- how was …? ＝ … どうだった？ … doudatta
- it ＝ それは sorewa
We do not usually say “それは” in everyday conversation.
それは どうだった？
how was it?
