Dictionary🇯🇵 Japanese → 🇺🇸 English
Japanese to English Dictionary

うん

un

Description

「うん」は、友達や家族に「はい」と言うときに使う、かるい言い方です。

"うん" is a casual way to say "yes" to friends or family.

話を聞いているときに「うん、うん」と言うと、相手の話をちゃんと聞いていることが伝わります。

Saying "うん, うん" while listening shows that you are paying attention to the other person.

Meanings

うんun

yeah; yes (casual agreement)

「行く?」「うん、行くよ。」

"Going?" "Yeah, I'm going."

うんun

mm-hmm (showing you are listening)

うん、うん、それでどうしたの?

Yeah, yeah, so what happened?

うーんuun

hmm; well (thinking or hesitating)

うーん、どっちにしようかな。

Hmm, which one should I choose?

Related words

Notes

  • Nuance

    casual; use はい or ええ in polite or formal situations, not with a boss.

  • Nuance

    lengthened うーん signals hesitation or thought, unlike short affirmative うん.

In videos

Images