Japanese Phrases: そうです (sou desu)

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Japanese Phrases: そうです (sou desu) – Review Notes

Today we learned some more common Japanese phrases! Today’s Japanese phrases are all related to the phrase: そうです (sou desu). Today we will learn several variations of this phrase and how to use them!

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★　Today we will learn some common Japanese phrases!

★　Today’s Japanese phrases are all based off the Japanese expression そうです。

★　そうです。(sou desu) means “It is so” or “That’s right.”

★　In casual speech you can leave off です (desu) and just sayそう。(sou)

★　It is often used in combination with the word はい (hai) which means “Yes.”

★　はい、そうです。 (hai, sou desu.)means “Yes, it is so.” or “Yes, that’s right.”

★　You can use it as a positive response to any Yes/No question that you are asked.

★　If you add the question-making particle か (ka) to the end of the sentence, you can ask “Is that so?” or “Really?”

★　An appropriate response to this question would be はい、そうです。(hai, sou desu). 

★　In casual Japanese, you can use そうか。(sou ka)instead.

★　If you add the particle ね (ne) to the end of the sentence, it becomes そうですね。(sou desu ne) – “So it is, isn’t it?”

★　そうですね。(sou desu ne)is used when agreeing with a statement.

★　In casual Japanese, you can simply say そうね。(sou ne) or そうだね。(sou da ne)

★　If you add the particle よ (yo) to the end of the sentence, it becomes そうですよ。(sou desu yo) – “Yes, I agree.”

★　そうですよ。(sou desu yo)shows strong agreement.

★　In casual Japanese, you can useそうだよ。(sou da yo)

★　そうですよね。(sou desu yo ne)is a softer way to show strong agreement.

★　In casual Japanese, you can useそうだよね。(sou da yo ne)

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Conclusion:

Today we learned many Japanese phrases based off the expression そうです。(sou desu) in Japanese! If you have any questions, leave a comment below!

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