What is the difference between そうか and そうですね and なるほど?
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shinchan_dayo08

25 Dec 2017

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Japanese

そうか ,なるほど＝casual そうですね＝formal If you talk with your friends, you can use そうか, そっかぁorなるほど. but when you talk with a stranger or older person, you need to use そうですね。

そうか ,なるほど＝casual
そうですね＝formal
If you talk with your friends, you can use そうか, そっかぁorなるほど.
but when you talk with a stranger or older person, you need to use そうですね。

yurachan

25 Dec 2017

English (US)

Sou desu ne. When ne is used with a rising intonation it is used to get a reply from the user. Here it would mean 'is that so?' or 'is it so'
When the ne is used with a falling intonation it is used as a mere statement. 'I see' or something of the sort.

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yurachan

25 Dec 2017

English (US)

Souka is the short form of sou desu ka which means 'is that so'

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shin-h

25 Dec 2017

Japanese

「そうですね」は「そうか」より丁寧な言葉です。

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shinchan_dayo08

25 Dec 2017

Japanese

そうか ,なるほど＝casual
そうですね＝formal
If you talk with your friends, you can use そうか, そっかぁorなるほど.
but when you talk with a stranger or older person, you need to use そうですね。

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What is the difference between そうか and そうですね and なるほど?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

What is the difference between そうか and そうですね and なるほど?
Feel free to just provide example sentences.