equivalent word in English? - すごいSugoi?
Hey, I have a question...
Long time ago, I was texting with someone who was studying Japanese.
He told me a story from his childhood, which was quite shocking to me, so I said "すごい (sugoi)".
It meant neither "great" nor "awesome", but he misunderstood and thought I liked the story.
すごい doesn't always mean "great" or "awesome". It depends on the situation, but sometimes this word expresses disgust, too. In this case, I was like "oh my god... how could you do that?" or something like that.
And I am wondering if there is an equivalent word in English... is there?
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@Zsuzsanna I see that you are not native, but maybe you are right. Thanks! :D
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I'm thinking about 'terrific' - the word has a double meaning, great, and something like shocking or terrible.
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@Charles Can I say just "so" or "really"? I guess I need to add an adjective after those. Am I wrong? すごい can mean "very", but you can use it alone, too, and it doesn't always mean awesome.
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"so " or "really ".
You are right. I remember a dialogue with strangers in Shibuya that ended with すげ偉そう (so self important / too pride of oneself ).
I would translate this すごい／すげ by the negative meaning in English of "so " or "really ".
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@Tyler I couldn't find the word,, "woah" in the dictionary, but I'll remember that. Thanks! :D
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