In today's article we are going to see some expressions that show surprise, praise and doubt, such as: Impossible!, Mass!, Wow, Wow!, Exactly!, Really?, Lie! and many others.
The interesting thing is that in Japanese there are many ways to say each of these expressions in English, sometimes using the same words but in different ways. We will examine these expressions in the table below, but be careful because some expressions can be very informal or can be slang.
The words that are colored means that they have the most literal meanings with each other. Japanese words may come closer to another literal meaning, but that doesn't change the fact that it can be used to express what is in English.
| Portuguese | Japanese | Romaji |
| Seriously?
And even? True? |
本当? 本当に？ 本当ですか。 本気？ まじで？ そうなんですか？ |
Hontou? Hontouni? Hontoudesuka Honki? Majid? Sona ndesu ka? |
| Lie! | 有り得ない！ そんなのありえないよ。 うそ！ |
Arieai! Son'na no arienai yo. Use! |
| Our! Wow! | すごい！ すごいぞ！ ワォ！ わぉ！ |
I sucked! I suck Wao! Wao! |
| Wrong! | 違うんだ。 ブッブー！ |
Chigaunda. Bubbū! |
| Impossible! | まさか！ 有り得ない！ 馬鹿な！ ウソだろ！ あるわけがない。 そんなのありえないよ。 |
Masaka! Arieai! bakana! Usodaro! Aru wake ga nai. Son'na no arienai yo. |
| Amazing! | 素晴らしい！ 素晴らしいですね！ なんてすばらしいんでしょう。 すごいぞ！ |
Subarashī! Subarashīdesu ne! Nante subarashī ndeshou. I suck! |
| Fantastic! | すごいぞ！ すごいじゃん。 お見事！ 素晴らしい！ |
I suck! Sugoijan. The migoto! Subarashī! |
| Exactly!
Certainly |
その通り！ もちろん！ もちろんだよ！ もちろんさ。 もちろんです。 |
Sonotori! Mochiron! Mochironda yo! Mochiron sa. Mochirondesu. |
| Finally! | ついに！ | Tsuini |
| Perfect! | 完璧だ！ バッチリ！ |
Kanpekida! Batchiri! |
| Interesting | 面白い。 | Omoshiroi. |
| Congratulations!
Well done! Very good! |
おめでとう！ おめでとうございます。 お見事！ よくやった！ 上出来！ |
Omedeto! Omedetōgozaimasu. The migoto! Yoku yatta! Jodeki! |
Hope you enjoyed the article. Do you know more expressions of this type? comment!
