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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestu sais
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ty se
"C'était, tu sais, un choix difficile."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used as a filler phrase in conversation to gain time for thought, maintain rapport, or signal shared context.
"It was, you-know, a really difficult decision to make."
- 1
Used to imply that the listener already understands the reference or underlying feeling without explicit explanation.
"He has that, you-know, artistic temperament."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the second-person personal pronoun 'you' (from Old English 'ēow') and the verb 'know' (from Old English 'cnāwan'). It evolved as a formulaic conversational filler used primarily to establish shared understanding or elicit agreement between interlocutors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "You-know" is said worldwide
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tu sais
Transliteration: ty se
"C'était, tu sais, un choix difficile."
weißt du
Transliteration: vaist du
"Es war, weißt du, eine schwere Entscheidung."
sai
Transliteration: sai
"È stata, sai, una decisione difficile."
sabe
Transliteration: sabes
Script: sabes
"Fue, sabes, una decisión difícil."
sabe
Transliteration: sabe
"Foi, sabe, uma decisão difícil."
मतलब
Transliteration: matlab
"यह एक, मतलब, कठिन निर्णय था।"
你知道
Transliteration: nǐ zhī dào
"这是一个，你知道的，艰难的决定。"
그 뭐지
Transliteration: geu mwo-ji
"그것은, 그 뭐지, 어려운 결정이었어."
あの
Transliteration: ano
"それは、あの、難しい決断でした。"
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