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How would you say "so..." in japanese? 2017/4/7 10:57
For example, in a colloquial conversation like those:
"So... will you eat the pizza?"
"So... what do we do now?"

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by Anony (guest)  

Re: How would you say "so..." in japanese? 2017/4/7 23:47
Out of the blue? I guess
‚Å (de)
would be an equivalent. They're both kind of a teenage expression.
by Uco rate this post as useful

Re: How would you say "so..." in japanese? 2017/4/8 01:50
"Sorejaa" from "Soredewa" and commonly shortened to "jaa".
But they can mean also "in that case" or "now".
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Re: How would you say "so..." in japanese? 2017/4/8 03:49
"Sorejaa" from "Soredewa" and commonly shortened to "jaa".

Those aren't the same "so".
by Uco rate this post as useful

Re: How would you say "so..." in japanese? 2017/4/8 06:32
Isn`t that `So` in english just a filler word, with no essential meaning in that usage - just breaking the silence? Thus any commonly used word should do just fine. I might use `jaa...` or `dewa...` A female might use `ne...`.
by Paul (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: How would you say "so..." in japanese? 2017/4/8 08:31
Well, at least in Greater Tokyo you don't really say "jaa/dewa sono piza tabenaino?" out of the blue. But you can say "nee..." in that context. It's a bit more like "Hey", though.
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Re: How would you say "so..." in japanese? 2017/4/8 17:07
Sometimes poorly used English slag words or poorly used English grammar skills do not have the ability to translate to other languages.

It would be a good time to break those terrible teenager habits and learn to communicate and speak properly.
by hakata14 (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: How would you say "so..." in japanese? 2017/4/8 21:25
"ja" also comes to my mind, but then I'm struggling to imagine the exact conversation leading up to "So, will you eat the pizza?" (sounds aggressive)
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