# Ah ... so.

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I have heard Japanese speakers say “Ah…soo” meaning “Ah…yes” or “Oh…really” or “Ah ha!” “Soo” in Japanese roughly translates into “yes.”

A sample conversation:

Me: “The sushi bar that we went to last night was in Soho.”  
Japanese Brother-in-law: “I thought it was in Covent Garden.”  
Me: “No, it was in Soho.”  
Japanese Brother-in-law: “Ah…soo.”

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