本当 (ほんとう) drops its last う in speech: ほんと. ほんとに = “really”, ほんと？ = “really?”. In Kansai it becomes ほんま.
Fine anywhere casual. In writing, 本当に.
One guy agrees to do a special favor, and the other thanks him with a lazy, clipped word like "thx."
Culture note あざす is a very casual, clipped slang form of ありがとうございます (thank you).
Is that seriously a thank-you?
Textbookそれは本当にお礼ですか。'本当に' (hontō ni) loses its long vowel to become 'ほんとに'; tacked on at the end, it adds a doubtful 'seriously?'
After a very frightening moment, the performers find out everything is okay and feel relieved.
I was so scared, seriously.
Textbook本当に怖かったです。"ほんとに" drops the "う" from "本当に" and is tacked on after "怖かった" as an afterthought, as in real speech.
They talk about someone who almost sent in a strange idea but quit because they were too nervous to speak.
That was close, seriously.
Textbook本当に危ないですよ。「本当に」 shrinks to 「ほんとに」, and here drops に too: 「ほんと」 is tacked on after the sentence as an emphatic afterthought.
In a bit about commercials, one comedian played many different characters, and the partner now praises that acting.
You've got real talent, seriously.
Textbook本当に力がありますね。「本当に」 drops the long vowel to 「ほんとに」, and is tacked on at the end as an afterthought for emphasis.
Someone's LINE display name had been changed to 'Biggish Old Guy,' and both performers are getting worked up about it.
Culture note LINE is Japan's most widely used messaging app, where every user has a display name.
Exactly, seriously!
Textbookそうですよ、本当に。'本当に' loses its long vowel to become 'ほんとに', and forceful 'だぞ' replaces polite 'ですよ'.
From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.
ほんとに means “really / seriously”. 本当 (ほんとう) drops its last う in speech: ほんと. ほんとに = “really”, ほんと？ = “really?”. In Kansai it becomes ほんま.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: OK. With a boss or teacher: careful. Fine anywhere casual. In writing, 本当に.
In 1,905 live comedy routines, ほんとに appears in 122 lines from 63 comedians.