How do you talk about having fun in German?

English “fun” does not have one German adjective that fits every context. For “it was fun,” a natural translation is Es hat Spaß gemacht. Sure, as a noun (e.g. “We had fun”) German has the word Spaß, and the adjective lustig (“funny”) comes close.

For enjoyable activities, Spaß machen is especially useful. Depending on the context, adjectives such as unterhaltsam, vergnüglich or lustig can also fit.

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