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wangwenjun

25 Dec 2017

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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.

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shinchan_dayo08

25 Dec 2017

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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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yurachan

25 Dec 2017

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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

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

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shin-h

25 Dec 2017

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「そうですね」は「そうか」より丁寧な言葉です。

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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.

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。

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.

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

「そうですね」は「そうか」より丁寧な言葉です。

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。

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.

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。