Japanese

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	Japanese people like agreeing with each other.
	They often use the discourse particle <strong>ね</strong> at the end of a sentence to ask for confirmation, and also use this particle to show that they agree with each other.
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	You will see the expression <strong>そう　です　ね</strong> very often, since Japanese speakers use this often to show their agreement.
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	Another common discourse particle is <strong>よ</strong>.
	It is used to make assertions, statements that you are certain about and that you expect to be new information for the listener.
	It is also used when reminding someone of something he or she might have forgotten.
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	<strong>そう　です　か</strong> is another commonly used expression.
	Even though it ends with the question particle, it is often not meant to be a question, but as an indication that you understood the other person and that the information was new for you.
	If the information was not new to you and if you agreed, you would say <strong>そう　です　ね</strong> instead.
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The discourse particles ね and よ

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i-adjective

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na-adjective

numeral

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discourse particle

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katakana character

godan - group 1

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Word	そうsou
Meaning	so, such
Part of speech	adverb
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	The discourse particles ね and よ

(She)'s pretty, isn't she? - That's so, isn't it.	きれい　です　ね。　〜　そう　です　ね。kirei desu ne. 〜 sou desu ne.
Meat is expensive. - I see.	肉にく　は　高たかい　です。　〜　そう　です　か。niku ha takai desu. 〜 sou desu ka.
That's so. Tokyo is next to Yokohama.	そう　です。　東とう京きょう　は　横よこ浜はま　の　隣となり　です。sou desu. toukyou ha yokohama no tonari desu.
Yes. That's so.	はい。　そう　です。hai. sou desu.
No. That isn't so.	いいえ。　そう　じゃ　ない　です。iie. sou zya nai desu.
That's certainly true.	たしかに　そう　です　ね。tasikani sou desu ne.

Japanese - sou

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Usages of sou