Hiroko’s top 3 casual Japanese Expressions.

In this lesson,you are going to learn three common expressions that will wow your Japanese friends.

They are super easy and it will take less than 3 minutes.

Okay let’s hear the phrases. First, うそ！ - "No way". Next we have かわいー！- - "That’s so cute".

And we have すごい！ - "Wow"

う、そ うそ うそ！ means a "lie" but it can be also used as an interjection to mean you are kidding or no way.

So when I am really surprised at what I heard from someone or I think that’s unbelievable, I would often say うそ！ as an expression of surprise.

かわいー！ - "that’s so cute". か、わ、い、い. かわいー！ かわいー is an adjective meaning "cute".

When I find something so cute, I say かわい－.

If you make the last E sound a little bit longer, you can express how impressed you are.

Finally we have すごい！ - "wow" or "amazing". す、ご、い. すごい！

すごい is an adjective meaning "terrific" or "amazing".

This adjective can be used as a single word to express how impressed you are to see something.

Okay let’s recap. First we have うそ！ - "no way" or "you are kidding".

Next we have かわいー！ - "that’s so cute"

And we have すごい！ - "that’s amazing, wow".

Now let’s practice. So I am looking for my wallet and I can’t find it.

うそ！

Now I am at shopping and I find a cute jacket.

かわいー！

Now I find the jacket is on sale.

すごい！