What do you say when you are surprised?

What do you say when you are surprised?

Synonyms

1. funnily enough. phrase. used for saying that you think something is surprising or unusual.
2. you don’t say. phrase.
3. heavens above. phrase.
4. Well, I never (did) phrase.
5. is that a fact? phrase.
6. you would not believe. phrase.
7. of all things/people/places. phrase.
8. now I’ve seen everything/it all. phrase.

How do you express shock in words?

Here’s a list of some common expressions to help you express shock and disbelief.

1. Shock. I was shocked to hear…
2. Disbelief. I just can’t believe…
3. Saying how bad something is. It’s so awful.
4. The after effects.

What are some weird sayings?

14 strange phrases from around the world and what they mean

• ‘Straighten the horns and kill the bull’
• ‘There is no cow on the ice’
• ‘Pretend to be an Englishman’
• ‘Not my circus, not my monkeys’
• ‘God gives nuts to the man with no teeth’
• ‘To set the dogs on someone’
• ‘Going where the Czar goes on foot’
• ‘Feeding the donkey sponge cake’

What is the most random word?

Top 10 Most Random Words Ever

• Potato. Potato, simply because of how random it is.
• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. I love this word!
• Bagel. it very good for randomness you can say it very fast so you can pair it with others so all round great word.
• Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
• Aardvark.
• Unicorn.
• Doppelganger.
• Beanbogs.

What is a silly word?

Silly words are words like ‘terg’ or ‘blurst’ that sound like they could be real words but have no meaning! As with real words, they can be used to help children practise reading sounds they have learned so far. Silly words are sometimes referred to as ‘nonsense words’, ‘nonwords’ or ‘pseudowords’.

Is silly a rude word?

In north America the word is generally harmless. When you call someone silly, you are not insulting their intelligence. Rather, you are likely calling them goofy, funny, playful (often in a childish way). So if you’re from North America, and you’re speaking with someone from other places, try not to use the word silly.

What is the funniest sounding word?

12 funniest words in English

1. Shenanigans.
2. Bamboozle.
3. Bodacious.
4. Brouhaha.
5. Canoodle.
6. Gnarly.
7. Goggle.
8. Gubbins.

What is the funniest language?

Funniest Sounding Languages

1. Chinese. So when I was in middle school we had a Chinese teacher with the thickest accent even when speaking English, and the kids would call her Ms.
2. Hindi. Very funny.
3. Danish.
4. Japanese.
5. Korean.
6. Dutch.
7. Finnish.
8. Mongolian.

What is the rarest language?

Kaixana

Do all languages have words?

However, all languages have morphemes (groups of sounds that have meaning), and in a language with no real distinction between groups of morphemes (like in Chinese) these would probably be considered words in and of themselves. (Without morphemes, you don’t have a language.)

Is Chinese grammar difficult?

The conventional wisdom is that Mandarin Chinese grammar is easy. After all, the hard parts are Chinese tones, characters, and chengyu, right? If you’re no longer a newbie, you might be cursing that conventional wisdom right now. Because we all know that intermediate or advanced Chinese grammar is actually really hard.

Is Chinese SVO or SOV?

Chinese. Generally, Chinese varieties all feature SVO word order. However, especially in Standard Mandarin, SOV is tolerated as well. There is even a special structure to form an SOV sentence.

Is Japanese harder than Chinese?

Learning to read and write Japanese is probably harder than Chinese because most Japanese characters (kanji) have two or more pronunciations, whereas the vast majority of Chinese characters (hanzi) only have one. Chinese grammar is generally considered a lot easier to learn than Japanese.

Can Chinese understand Japanese?

No. A person who knows one CJK language might be able to understand most of the words written on a Chinese/Japanese/Korean newspaper, but not everything. What are Chinese characters (hànzì)? While Chinese characters (hànzì) were developing in China, Japanese kanji and Korean hanja did not exist yet.

Is it better to learn Chinese or Japanese?

Chinese is easier than Japanese. Hands down. While Japanese and Chinese both use those crazy ‘kanji’ (hanzi) characters, Japanese poses a tougher challenge with its multiple readings for each and every character. Chinese characters (usually) only have one reading, while Japanese characters have multiple readings.

Can Japanese understand Korean?

No. Most Japanese people do NOT speak Korean. However, the English language is a required subject in the Japanese secondary education; although English education has not gone very well for Japanese people, in general, most people can understand at least a little bit of English (except, of course, the very old people).