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The Most Common Japanese Expressions - sugoi

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

sugoi (great)

Sugoi hiraganaJapanese people often seem easily impressed and frequently display this by clapping like trained sea lions and exclaiming ‘sugoi!’ (that’s great!). In particular, things like magic tricks and new gadgets are guaranteed to get this reaction. Where foreigners are concerned, being able to use chopsticks or speak a few words of Japanese is often enough to elicit a round of applause and a chorus of ‘sugoi!’. (more…)