What was that?：”nante itta no?” Japanese Phrase #351
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なんて言ったの？(nante itta no?)
What was that? / 你说什么？ / 뭐라고 했어? / Bạn đã nói cái gì vậy?
When you did not hear or understand what someone just said, you would be able to use “なんて言ったの？(nante itta no?)” which means “What was that?”. Everybody could use this in daily conversations as casual and “なんて言いましたか？(nante ii mashitaka?)” which means “What did you say” and is used as polite and “もう一度、言ってくれませんか？(mou ichido itte kuremasenka?) which means “Could you say that again?” and is used as formal.
Sample 1
tatsuyaだから＠#/%!&たんだよ！ (That’s why ＠#/%!& !) (这就是为什么……!) (그래서 @ # / %! & 었던 거야!) (Vì vậy @ # /%! đấy!)
yukaなんて言ったの？ (What was that?) (你说什么？) (뭐라고 했어?) (Bạn đã nói cái gì vậy?)
tatsuyaだからレイの家に行ったんだよ！ (That’s Th why I went to Rei’s house!) (这就是为什么我去莲家的原因！) (그러니까 레이의 집에 갔단 말이야!) (Vì vậy tôi đã đến nhà của Ray đấy!)
Sample 2
yukaだから＠#/%!&ということですね？ (That’s why ＠#/%!& right?) (所以……) (그래서 @ # / %! & 이란 말이지요?) (Vì vậy @ # /%! & đúng không nhỉ ?)
tatsuyaなんて言いましたか？ (What did you say?) (你说什么？) (뭐라고 말했습니까?) (Bạn đã nói cái gì vậy?)
yukaだから答えは「D」ということですね？ (That’s why the answer is “D” right?) (所以答案不就是“D”吗？) (그러니까 답은 “D”라는 말이지요?) (Vì vậy, câu trả lời là “D” đúng không nhỉ?)
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