Monday, July 25, 2011

っけ?


Pronunciation

ke?

Meaning / Usage

Use it for a question. This may imply that you kind of knew it before, but you don't remember it now.

Examples

お前、寿司好きだっけ?
おまえ、すしすきだっけ?
Do you like sushi?

ディズニーランドって香港にもありましたっけ?
ディズニーランドってほんこんにもありましたっけ?
Is there a Disneyland in Hong Kong?

だな


Pronunciation

dana

Meaning / Usage

noun + だな。
Use this when you want to express your opinion. (It may sound like talking to yourself)

Examples

あの営業の人、めちゃめちゃ美人だな。
あのえいぎょうのひと、めちゃめちゃびじんだな。
That saleswoman is very beautiful.

ぜ


Pronunciation

ze

Examples

あいつの家、すげえデカいぜ。
あいつのいえ、すげえデカいぜ。
His (her) house is unusually huge.

Note

Used to make the sentence sound macho.
Although you here this often in manga, not so common to use it in a real conversation.

かよ


Pronunciation

kayo

Meaning / Usage

noun + かよ。
Used for a negative surprise.
Implies that you didn't expected the result.

Examples

あいつ、また遅刻かよ!
あいつ、またちこくかよ!
That guy is late again!

かしら


Pronunciation

kashira

Meaning / Usage

"I wonder... " Same usage as かな. Sounds feminine. Few guys use this.
You see this quite often in novels or mangas, but you don't hear it often in real life.

Examples

鈴木さん、もう昼ご飯食べたのかしら。
すずきさん、もうひるごはんたべたのかしら。
I wonder if Mr. Suzuki had lunch already.

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