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.

 Dialog 2
Grace              : Hello, Anthony! I just knew that you have a cat.
Anthony         : Hello Grace! I do. Mr. Ridwan gave me this cat two days ago. I’m so happy about it. You                         know, I really want to have a cat.
Grace              : It is really pretty.

            The boy says, “I’m so happy about it.” because he has got a cat. The sentence is used to express happiness.