At a DVD rental shop, a clerk apologizes to a customer, then tries to reassure them by talking about the movie.
そっか
Oh, I see.
Textbookそうですか。Casual "そうか" shortens its long vowel into a small "っ": "そっか" = "oh, I see."
Stage forms this act uses in the library, and how often.
At a DVD rental shop, a clerk apologizes to a customer, then tries to reassure them by talking about the movie.
Oh, I see.
Textbookそうですか。Casual "そうか" shortens its long vowel into a small "っ": "そっか" = "oh, I see."
Two people are shouting insults at each other when a baby named Taro wakes up and starts crying.
Waah, waah... talk a little more quietly, would you?
Textbookもう少し静かに話してください。「〜てください」 becomes 「〜てちょうだい」, a soft, familiar request typical of a mother; 「話す」 becomes casual 「喋る」.
A performer narrates the start of a shady, underworld version of a train board game.
Culture note It parodies Momotaro Dentetsu ("Momotetsu"), a hit Japanese train board video game; Kabukicho is Tokyo's notorious nightlife district.
Alright, here we go!
Textbookよし、行きますよ。Plain "行く" plus rough sentence-final "ぞ" replaces "行きますよ"; "ぞ" gives a firm, self-rousing "here we go!".