HEYGOW ASMR

Reacting with surprise

10 phrases
HD
jìngrán hái yǒu zhè zhǒng shì.
竟然还有这种事。
ENI can't believe such a thing happened
HD
zhè yě tài kuāzhāng le.
这也太夸张了。
ENthat's beyond belief
HD
wǒ jiǎnzhí bù gǎn xiāngxìn.
我简直不敢相信。
ENI simply can't believe it
HD
tiān na.
天哪。
ENgood heavens
HD
jūrán shì zhèyàng.
居然是这样。
ENso that's how it is
HD
wǒ tīng le dōu jīng le.
我听了都惊了。
ENI was stunned to hear it
HD
yǒu zhème qiǎo de shì?
有这么巧的事?
ENwhat are the chances?
HD
wǒ xiàba dōu diào le.
我下巴都掉了。
ENmy jaw dropped
HD
tài ràng rén yìwài le.
太让人意外了。
ENutterly unexpected
HD
zhè wǒ kě méi xiǎngdào.
这我可没想到。
ENthat I did not see coming

竟然 and 居然 both mark something as contrary to expectation, and both appear here: 竟然还有这种事, 居然是这样. They sit before the verb, not at the start of the sentence. 我下巴都掉了 - my jaw fell off - is the modern colloquial version.