そうですね

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーですね [sóꜜò dèsù nè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ː de̞sɨ̥ ne̞]

Phrase

そうですね • (sō desu ne) ^{←さうですね (sau desu ne)?}

1. that's so, isn't it so?
2. hmm (used to indicate that the listener has heard and understood)
3. well (as a filler word particularly at the beginning of a response to a question)