What's the word
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 58 of 68Clarifying
Buys time when a word escapes you.
- nan dakkewhat was it again?
- nante iu n dakkewhat's the word for it again?
- hora, areyou know, that thing
- eigo de iu toin English it's...; in English you'd say...
Mix-ups nan dakke recalls a thing, nante iu n dakke recalls a word; both are half to yourself.
nan dakke
polite nan deshitakke
what was it again?
Muttered while you try to recall something you knew, or asked so the listener reminds you.
-kke turns a question into 'remind me': 'itsu dakke?' (when was it again?).
ano mise no namae, nan dakke?
What was that shop called again?
あの店の名前、何だっけ？
sumimasen, onamae wa nan deshitakke?
Sorry, what was your name again?
すみません、お名前は何でしたっけ？
Written 何だっけ · なんだっけ · 何でしたっけWho you say itHeard 178× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
nante iu n dakke
polite nante iu n deshitakke
what's the word for it again?
Say it out loud while you hunt for a word; people will often jump in and supply it.
Without -kke, 'nihongo de nante iu?' simply asks how to say something in Japanese.
are, nante iu n dakke? kasa no chiisai yatsu.
What's it called again? The little umbrella thing.
あれ、何て言うんだっけ？傘の小さいやつ。
kore, nihongo de nante iu n deshitakke?
What's this called in Japanese again?
これ、日本語で何て言うんでしたっけ？
Written 何て言うんだっけ · なんていうんだっけ · 何て言うんでしたっけWho you say itHeard 12× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
hora, are
you know, that thing
Fills the gap while a word escapes you and invites the listener to guess; often repeated: 'hora, are, are!'.
'Are da yo, are' is the same move. Hora alone also means 'look!' or 'see?'.
hora, are da yo, are! ano akai yatsu.
You know, that thing! The red one.
ほら、あれだよ、あれ！あの赤いやつ。
hora, are desu yo. ano yuumei na mise.
You know, that one. That famous shop.
ほら、あれですよ。あの有名な店。
Written ほら、あれWho you say itHeard 4× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
eigo de iu to
in English it's...; in English you'd say...
Falls back on English when you can't find the Japanese; people will often teach you the word.
'Eigo de nante iu?' asks the reverse: 'what's that in English?'.
eigo de iu to 'deadline' na n da kedo...
In English it's 'deadline', but...
英語で言うと「deadline」なんだけど…
eigo de iu to 'deadline' desu ne.
In English you'd say 'deadline'.
英語で言うと「deadline」ですね。
Written 英語で言うと · えいごでいうとWho you say itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count