そうですね

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Japanese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ーで [sóꜜò dèsù nè] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [so̞ː de̞sɨ̥ᵝ ne̞]

Phrase[edit]

そうですね (sō desu neさうですね (saudesune)?

  1. that's so, isn't it so?
  2. hmm (used to indicate that the listener has heard and understood)
  3. well (as a filler word particularly at the beginning of a response to a question)