you can say that again

English

Pronunciation

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Phrase

you can say that again

1. (idiomatic, in response to another person) That is very true.

Usage notes

• Occasionally used with a pronoun other than 'you'.
• For humorous effect, the person being responded to often may literally repeat what they have just said.

Translations

that is very true

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 誰說不是呢／谁说不是呢 (shéi shuō bù shì ne), 可不是嗎／可不是吗 (kě bù shì ma)

• Danish: det må du nok sige
• Dutch: zeg dat wel, dat kan je gerust zeggen
• Finnish: aivan (fi), sanopa muuta, totta töriset, älä muuta viserrä
• French: c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire (fr), c’est le cas de le dire
• German: (informal singular) das kannst du laut sagen, (formal) das können Sie laut sagen
• Hebrew: ועוד איך (ve-od eikh)
• Hungarian: szent igaz, az biztos, teljesen egyetértek
• Italian: puoi dirlo forte
• Japanese: その通り (そのとおり, sono tōri), それに違いない (それにちがいない, sore ni chigainai)
• Norwegian: det er sikkert og visst
• Polish: bez kitu (pl)
• Portuguese: sem dúvida (pt)
• Russian: и не говори́! (i ne govorí!), и не говори́те! (i ne govoríte!) (formal), э́то уж то́чно! (éto už tóčno!)
• Spanish: ya lo creo, y que lo digas