1. Happy

 

It's common to talk to friends and family when you are happy. Most of the time, you want to express why you are happy and share with close people how you feel. In this lesson, let's take a look at many different ways you can express yourself when you are happy.

 

A. Short Statements

General statements are usually short. Here are a few examples.

 

"I'm very happy right now."

"I'm happy."

"I haven't been this happy in a long time."

"I don't think I can be any happier right now."

 

"He is very happy."

"She is so happy right now."

"My wife is pretty happy."

"My husband is happy."

 

B. Why I am happy

These sentences are very basic. Most of the time, you will be explaining why you are happy. Let's incorporate the reason into the sentence.

 

"I'm so happy I got a job offer."

"I was happy when I received an A for my final report."

"I'll be happy when that happens."

"This semester is such a headache. I'll be so happy when it's over."

 

C. Questions

Questions you might ask someone

 

"Do you think he will be happy with this present?"

"Do you believe money can buy happiness?"

"Do you think she will be happy if I show up?"

 

"What would make you happy?"

"Was your brother happy with the results?"

 

"When was your happiest time period?"

 

"How can you put a price tag on happiness?"

"How much money do you need to be happy?"

 

"Would you be happy if that happened to you?"

 

"Why are you so happy right now?"

"Why are you in such a good mood?"

"Did something good happen? You look so happy?"

"Why do you have such a big smile on your face?"

 

D. Happy without using the word happy

There are other ways to express you are happy without using the word happy. In the last half of this lesson, let's look at some of these sentences.

 

"I'm feeling pretty good right now."

"I'm in a very good mood."

"I feel great!"

 

"I'm so glad I didn't have to go to work today."

"It feels so good taking a long vacation."

 

"This is so awesome. I can't believe this happened."

 

"I got everything I ever wanted. I feel so blessed."

 

"My brother was jumping around everywhere when he heard he got into Stanford."

 

E. Slang

Here are some slang terms you might hear.

 

"I'm so stoked."

Stoked basically means to be happy or to be excited.

 

"I'm on cloud nine right now."

 

F. I Feel

This terminology represents feeling high. High is usually associated with drugs, but if something good happens and you are so happy, it can make you feel better than being on drugs. That is where this terminology came from.

 

"I feel like I'm in paradise."

"I feel like I'm on top of the world."

"I feel like a king."

"I feel like a champion."

"I feel invincible."

 

 

PRACTICE

Let's practice the conversation in response, first I speak, then continue with you. and so on until the conversation is over.

 

A: "Hey John. I have some great news."

B: "What happened?"

A: "I got a job offer from Dell."

B: "That's great. I thought you said you didn't get the job."

A: "I thought I did bad on the interview, but I guess I was wrong. I'm so happy right now."

B: "I bet. That's great news. I'm very happy for you."

A: "Thanks. I feel like celebrating. Let's go have a beer. It's on me."

B: "Sounds good."

 

A: "Mike, did you win the lottery or something? Why the big smile?"

B: "I'm so relieved. I just passed the bar exam."

A: "You did? That's great! You must be very happy now?"

B: "That's an understatement. I'm on cloud nine. I couldn't be any happier."

A: "Did you tell your parents yet?"

B: "Not yet. I didn't get a hold of them. I'll try to call them again tonight."

A: "They're probably going to be so happy."

B: "I think so. It's turning out to be a great day."

 

A: "Life's so boring."

B: "Well, most of the time it is, I guess."

A: "What do you think will make you happy?"

B: "I think money will make me happy."

A: "You heard people say that money doesn't guarantee happiness."

B: "It will for me. Then I can do all the things I want to do."

A: "You'll get bored eventually."

B: "Then I can find something new to do. If I don't have to worry about money, then I don't have to work."

A: "That's true, I guess. If I didn't have to work, I think I would be happy."

B: "You see... money doesn't equal happiness, but it takes away a lot of responsibilities."