How to Say “I had a really good time today” in Korean

오늘 정말 즐거웠어요

oneul jeongmal jeulgeowosseoyo

Situation: Greetings & basicsLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

I had a really good time today.

A warm thing to say when parting. The past form -았/었어요 looks back on the time together. 즐겁다 is a ㅂ-irregular verb, hence 즐거웠어요.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Say it at the end of an outing, a meal or a meeting. The past tense is natural because the fun is now over; 다음에 또 만나요 is a nice follow-up.

Don’t say 즐거워요, which sounds like you are still in the middle of it. After dinner with a boss, 정말 즐거웠습니다 is more formal, and friends say 오늘 진짜 재밌었어.

Syllables: 9 · Words: 3

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
오늘
오	ㅇ+ㅗ	o
늘	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄹ	neul
정말
정	ㅈ+ㅓ+ㅇ	jeong
말	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄹ	mal
즐거웠어요
즐	ㅈ+ㅡ+ㄹ	jeul
거	ㄱ+ㅓ	geo
웠	ㅇ+ㅝ+ㅆ	wot
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	eo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
정말	adverb	really	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “오늘 정말 즐거웠어요” mean?

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Answer: I had a really good time today

Question 2 How do you say “I had a really good time today” in Korean?

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Answer: 오늘 정말 즐거웠어요 oneul jeongmal jeulgeowosseoyo

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