EXPRESSING HAPPINESS

Expressing Happiness

  

 

1.      The Definition of Happiness Expression:

Happiness expression is an expression that is used to show that someone or people are glad have excited feelings.

 

What is happiness?

-It is important to first understand that the term “happiness” refers to the emotion, mood, and state of happiness; however researchers generally study the more enduring “state”.

-Expression happiness is used to express happiness feelings when we are successful to do something.

 

 2.      Expressing Happiness

 

Here are some expressions to show happiness

 

ü  That’s wonderful!

ü  That’s fantastic!

ü  That’s good!

ü  I find it very exciting.

ü  Good job!

ü  Great!

ü  Fantastic!

ü  Terrific!

ü  Hooray!

ü  Yippee!

ü  What a great idea!

ü  It sounds like fun.

ü  It is good news.

ü  I’m pleased/delighted about it.

ü  It’s the best thing I’ve heard …. (examples: ever, for a long time)

ü  I’m satisfied with ….

ü  Congratulations!

ü  I’m very happy because/on …. (examples: you success, your graduate)

ü  Well done.

ü  My life’s fun of happy day.

ü  You really make me happy.

ü  I like …. (example: to know that)

ü  I love …. (example: to hear that)

ü  It was great.

 

 Examples

 

Read the dialogs.

 

Dialog 1

Mrs. Hans       : How was your school today, dear?

Tasya              : It was great, Mom.

Mrs. Hans       : That’s good. By the way, Annie, your niece, is in Bandung now.

Tasya              : Annie? When did she come? How was her study in Singapore?

Mrs. Hans       : She arrived here yesterday, and about her study, she did it well.

  Now, she is having a semester holiday in Indonesia.

  You know what, she has brought some books.

Tasya              : What books, Mom?

Mrs. Hans       : Well, just have a look yourself.

  They are on the table in the reading room.

Tasya              : Yippee!

Mrs. Hans       : Well, don’t forget to find her to say thank you.

Tasya              : I will.