by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “What a beautiful day!” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
What a beautiful day!
いい天気だね！
ii*tenki dane
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
いい天気ですね！
ii*tenki desune
*We pronounce “ii” like “ī”.
- What a … ＝ なんて … なの nante … nano
- beautiful day ＝ いい天気 ii tenki
The literal translation of “What a beautiful day!” is “なんていい天気なの！ nante iitenki nano”, but that sounds like a line in a movie. “いい天気だね” or “いい天気ですね” sounds more natural.
