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?