Keeping the speaker going

14 phrases

Keeping the speaker going in Japanese - 14 phrases you can play on a loop until they stick. Each one shows the characters, the reading and the meaning in six languages.

うんうん — mm-hm, nodding along

はいはい — yes, yes, mildly dismissive

ええ — yes, softer than the standard yes

へえー — oh really, drawn out

ふーん — hmm, mildly interested

なるほど、確かに なるほど、たしかに — I see, that is true

ですよね — right, I thought so too

それでそれで — and then, and then

確かに たしかに — true enough

わかります — I know what you mean

大変でしたね たいへんでしたね — that must have been hard

それはよかったです — I am glad to hear it

聞いていますよ きいていますよ — I am listening

黙っていると心配されます だまっているとしんぱいされます — staying silent worries the speaker

HEYGOW

Keeping the speaker going