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What are some "filler" words and phrases used in Japanese?
Words/sounds like:
umm...
like
yeah
mm hmm
aaaaah....
Mar 23, 2015 2:26 AM
Answers · 4
umm... うーん uun
like なんかorっていうか nanka or tteiuka
yeah うんうん un or unun
mm hmm えーとorえーっと eeto or eetto
aaaaah....あー aaa
I hope this helps(*^-^*)
March 23, 2015
えと/あの... (um)
なんか (like (I'd recommend doing a little more research into this one)
さぁ (I have no idea what the English equivalent is, kinda softens the tone, with some listening practice it'll make more sense)
あら (often said as あらあら, a female word when someone is pleasantly surprised, like a store clerk seeing a regular customer coming in, the male is possibly おや but I haven't seen that used enough to confidently say it is what it is)
お~ (oh)
もう (kinda like "geez" or *grumble grumble*, different from the "already/anymore" もう)
ああ/うん (mm hm/yeah, like a casual はい/yes when replying to people, I personally love using うん)
Those are some that I can think of.
March 23, 2015
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Veronika
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English, Japanese, Russian
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Japanese
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