Waku Waku Japanese – Lesson 19: Response Words

In this lesson of Waku Waku Japanese, Konomi teaches some of the basic response words you might encounter during a Japanese conversation. While very basic, they are extremely common, much like their English counterparts

Un (un-un) – uh huh; yeah

Sou nan da / Fuun – I see; ahh

Sou-Sou – right!; yeah!

Hontou – really?

Sou ne – let me see…

So next time you’re in a conversation with friends, try replacing your normal response/listening words with these Japanese ones!

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