EP108 How to Say “VERY” in Japanese 🇯🇵 | Totemo, Sugoku, Meccha & More!

How do you say “VERY” in Japanese?If you learned totemo for “very,” that’s correct — but in real Japanese, you’ll hear many other expressions too!In this episode, we look at:totemo = verytottemo = very / reallysugoku = very / reallyhontou ni / honto ni = reallymeccha = really / super / very casualWe also talk about the difference between sugoku and sugoi, and one common mistake learners sometimes make with meccha + polite endings like desu.The goal isn’t to memorize a lot of rules. Just recognize these expressions as words that make something stronger. Once you know that, you’ll start noticing them everywhere in Japanese!If you enjoy YAHHO! First Japanese with Kimi, please follow the podcast and leave me an encouraging comment. It really helps motivate me to keep making episodes! 💛I’m also preparing a new podcast for intermediate Japanese learners. It will be Japanese only, so please look forward to it!I also teach private Japanese lessons on italki:https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6340545?lv=1#LearnJapanese #JapanesePodcast #JapaneseForBeginners #JapaneseListening #StudyJapanese #JLPT #JapaneseLanguage #YAHHOJapanese