conversation fillers (1 Viewer)

[babydoll_]

NB: I'm gonna romaji everything. Too lazy to type in actual japanese, sorry

I have a speaking test next week at uni. I call a friend on the phone, and ask them to go out to a concert.

Anyway, one of the criteria is flow and fluency (aizuchi i think). Sensei said that means stuff like answering with "soo desu ne" and etc while you're thinking. I was wondering what I could say? Cos I'm so sick of saying "soo desu ka" and "soo desu ne"

 

[Wilmo]

When asked a question in the street, the first thing most japanese people say is sou desu ne.

ano and eto are like ummm, so they count as conversation fillers.

you can also say hontou ni which means really.

they are all good for filling in speaking time

 

[FlyinTyger]

or if you really stumped..

ええと。。。　is always good =)

 

[Lexicographer]

Nancy, can you post a brief outline of your conversation? Like, what kind of stuff will you be saying? You can fudge around with short expressions to avoid the boring old そうです* and all that.

 

[babydoll_]

this is the first part, i guess im about 1/2way through... i gotta extend it but ive done all the basic criteria

i hope there's no UNSW students mooching my stuff here, if there is, ill stab you with a fork

 

[Lexicographer]

Nah these are all HSC kids...and one Macquarie kid

 

[govich]

this is the first part, i guess im about 1/2way through... i gotta extend it but ive done all the basic criteria

that passage needs a fair bit of editing/correcting. i can go through it if you waant but i spose you guys wouldn't trust a lowly hsc student

 

[babydoll_]

that passage needs a fair bit of editing/correcting. i can go through it if you waant but i spose you guys wouldn't trust a lowly hsc student

hang on, here's the full version

any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[AsyLum]

bukkake.....

 

[Wilmo]

Thats something people order at a restaurent... not in a conversation

(yes... i am unfortunatly aware of what it is you dirty, dirty little man...)

 

[babydoll_]

Well I did the test today

Went ok, except sensei knew it was rehearsed when it was meant to be spontaneous talk

But yeah

The end

 

[~Rei~]

aww...I'm too late! glad it went well tho

well you can also keep nodding and say 'ee' or 'hai' while they're talking

 

[eviltama]

bukkake.....

convo filler for that?...

'mmmmMMMMmmmm' *gulp*

 

[poloktim]

Nah these are all HSC kids...and one Macquarie kid

And one UoW kid, thank you very much.

 

[mushroom_head]

what's a bukkake?
it wasn't in the dictionary

 

[eviltama]

oi timmit... and a Tafe student

mushroom_head: google image search bukkake perhaps... or define:bukkake in google.

 

[Wilmo]

Its not something you'd be allowed to put in a dictionary for school children...

 

[poloktim]

what's a bukkake?
it wasn't in the dictionary

DO NOT IMAGE SEARCH FOR BUKKAKE!!!

WRONG BAD EVIL WRONG!

define: bukkake is fine though. It'll TELL you what it is. You don't want to be shown.

 

[AsyLum]

Sure he does, visual stimuli is the best learning capacity for boys dont you know.

 

[mushroom_head]

err~ okay... i think i'm getting an idea of what it is now (although not 100% sure) so i DON"T want to see it.

Sure he does, visual stimuli is the best learning capacity for boys dont you know.

by the way... i'm a girl! i think i would probably learn better without this 'visual stimuli'