よかったのに

I wish … had

→ 良い

phrase Common #4,556

I wish … had Used to express regret about something that did not happen, and sometimes mild reproach. The preceding phrase gives the situation being wished for.

JA: もっと早く教えてくれればよかったのに。

EN: I wish you had told me sooner.

もっと注意すればよかったのに。

You should have been more careful.

アメリカにいたほうがよかったのに。

You should have stayed in America.

本当のことを話してくれればよかったのに。

I wish you had told me the truth.

あなたみたいな人が私の友達にいたらよかったのに。

I wish I had someone like you as a friend.

来なくてもよかったのに。

You didn't have to come.

待てばよかったのに

You should have waited.

— 花様年華 (2000)

そんなことは言わないほうがよかったのに。

You shouldn't have said that.

電話してくれればよかったのに。

You should have called me.

一人で来て欲しいと私に言えばよかったのに。

You should have just told me you wanted me to come alone.

あの映画、見ればよかったのに。

You should have seen that movie.

トムと同じ学校だったらよかったのに。

I wish I had gone to the same school as Tom.

もっと早く彼に注意してやればよかったのに。

You should have warned him sooner.

あなたとあのレストランで食事ができたらよかったのに。

I wish I could have had a meal with you at that restaurant.

君があの時一部始終を私に話してくれていたらよかったのに。

I wish you had told me everything that happened back then.

トムは昨夜劇場へ行けばよかったのにと思っている。

Tom wishes he had gone to the theater last night.

これが夢だったらよかったのに…

I wish this were all just a dream...

— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

君のような金持ちだったらよかったのに。

I wish I were rich like you.

君もあの映画を見ればよかったのに。

You should have watched that movie too.

僕には本当のことを話せばよかったのに。

You should have told me the truth.

あの時君といっしょにいたらよかったのに。

I wish I had been with you then.

彼があそこにいてくれさえすればよかったのに。

If only he had been there.

テレビ局や人権団体に話せばよかったのに

You should have talked to the TV stations or human rights organizations.

— グエムル -漢江の怪物- (2006)

そんな高い本買わなくてもよかったのに。

You didn't have to buy such an expensive book.

別の男性と結婚しさえすればよかったのに。

I wish I’d just married another man.

電話すればよかったのに。

You should have called.

もうちょっとステキな服ならよかったのにね

It would’ve been nice if you’d worn something a little nicer.

— 魔女の宅急便 (1989)

あんたが死ねばよかったのに

I wish you had died instead.

— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

スペイン語が話せたらよかったのに。

I wish I could speak Spanish.

それをする方法がわかっていたらよかったのに。

I wish I knew how to do that.

そんなことしなくてもよかったのに。

You didn't have to do that.

あなたが昨日来てくれればよかったのに。

I wish you had come yesterday.

電話くれればよかったのに。

You could have called me.

私が彼女と結婚していたらよかったのに。

I wish I had married her.

急がなくてもよかったのに。

You didn't need to rush.

トム、メアリーに謝ればよかったのにね。

Tom, you should’ve apologized to Mary.

「話せばよかったのに」

You should have said something.

あのとき彼女と一緒だったらよかったのに。

I wish I had been with her then.

もっと早く言ってくださればよかったのに

You should have told me sooner.

— 紅夢 (1991)

やる前に私に聞けばよかったのに。

You should have asked me before doing it.

その本は買わなくてもよかったのに。

You didn't have to buy that book.

電話したらよかったのに。

You should have called.

おまえが弟の代わりに死んだらよかったのに

I wish you had died instead of your younger brother.

— तुम्बाड (2018)

ここにいればよかったのに。

You should have stayed here.

自己紹介すればよかったのに。

You should have introduced yourself.

まだ寝ててよかったのに

You could’ve stayed in bed longer.

— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

もっと一生懸命勉強した方がよかったのに。

You should have studied harder.