I wonder if it’s true.：”hontou kana?” Japanese Phrase #514

I wonder if it’s true.：”hontou kana?” Japanese Phrase #514

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本当ほんとうかな？(hontou kana?)

I wonder if it’s true. / 是真的吗？ / 정말로? / Có thật không ta?

When you want to say “I wonder if it’s true.”, you would be able to use “本当ほんとうかな？(hontou kana?)”. Everybody could use this in daily conversations as casual, polite and formal.

Sample 1

宝たからクジにあたったよ。 (I won the lottery!) (我中彩票了。) (복권 당첨됐어.) (Tôi đã trúng xổ số đấy.)

本当ほんとうかなー？草くさ (I wonder if it’s true. haha) (这是真的吗？笑) (정말로~?ㅎㅎ) (Có thật không ta? Haha)

Sample 2

テストで満点まんてんとったよ！ (I got full marks on my exam.) (我考试考了满分！) (시험에서 만점 받았어!) (Tôi đã được điểm tối đa bài kiểm tra đấy!)

本当ほんとうかなー？ (I wonder if it’s true.) (这是真的吗？) (정말~?) (Có thật không ta?)

嘘うそじゃないよ。本当ほんとうだよ！ (I am not joking. I’m serious!) (没撒谎，真的！) (거짓말 아니야! 진짜라고!) (Không phải nói dối đâu. Là thật đấy!)

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