ええっと

Japanese

Alternative forms

• えーっと (ētto)
• ええと, えーと (ēto)
• んんっと, んーっと (nntto)
• んんと, んーと (nnto)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ええっと [èéttó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [e̞ːt̚to̞]

Interjection

ええっと • (ētto) 

1. let me see, let's see; now, well, oh, ah; er, uh, um

   ええっと、説(せつ)明(めい)するのは難(むずか)しいですね。

   Ētto, setsumei suru no wa muzukashii desu ne.

   Well, it's difficult to explain.

   ええっと、鍵(かぎ)をどこに置(お)いたかな？

   Ētto, kagi o doko ni oita ka na?

   Let me see, where did I put the key?

   それは、ええっと、十(じゅっ)か月(げつ)ほど前(まえ)でした。

   Sore wa, ētto, jukka getsu hodo mae deshita.

   It was about, er, ten months ago.

See also

• あのう (anō)