そうそう
そうそう
interjection
yeah yeah, that's right
1.
yeah yeah, that's right, exactly
Used in conversation to express strong agreement or to confirm what someone has said. Often signals that the speaker has just remembered or recognized something.
そうそう、それだよ。
Yeah yeah, that's it.
「昨日のニュース見た？」「そうそう、驚いたよね。」
"Did you see yesterday's news?" "Yeah, I was surprised."
そうそう、言い忘れてたけど、来週の予定が変わったよ。
Oh right, I forgot to mention — next week's plans have changed.
そうそう is a casual conversational interjection with two main functions.
FUNCTION 1 — AGREEMENT:
Enthusiastically confirms what someone just said, stronger than a single そう. Often used while nodding along in conversation.
- Example: 「あの店おいしいよね」「そうそう！」
FUNCTION 2 — RECOLLECTION:
Introduces something the speaker just remembered, similar to "oh right" or "that reminds me."
- Example: そうそう、言い忘れてたけど… (Oh right, I forgot to mention…)
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- そうだね: agreement (neutral)
- そうですね: agreement (polite)
- そういえば: speaking of which, come to think of it
- あ、そうだ: oh, that's right (sudden recollection)
REGISTER:
Casual/informal. The repetition of そう adds emphasis and friendliness. In polite or formal conversation, そうですね is preferred. Very common in spoken Japanese but rarely appears in formal writing.