What are the Japanese equivalent phrases for the phrase "I know, right?!"
The scenario is my friend said 「PS4には最高だね」, and I'd like to respond with something akin to "I know, right?!" 「でしょ!?」 comes to mind but I'm unsure if it has the same effect.
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The scenario is my friend said 「PS4には最高だね」, and I'd like to respond with something akin to "I know, right?!" 「でしょ!?」 comes to mind but I'm unsure if it has the same effect.
Yes, でしょ(う・っ)!
is what many young people use (optionally prefixed with そう
; but often without). I'm not sure if this usage is just among the younger generations (under 30), or extends to all ages, but I haven't often heard middle-aged or elderly people use it in the same vernacular (much like I don't often hear middle-aged/elderly people say "I know right (Inorite)?!" in English).
Additionally, "Inorite?!" seems to be more prevalent among young women and girls in English. My experience in Japan with でしょ!
was similar, but that's not to say it's mainly used by お嬢さん everywhere.
A couple of other suggestions for expressing (enthusiastic) agreement: