せやな
seya na
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Osaka
What does “せやな” mean?
yeah, true
Example
“— 今日暑いなあ。— せやな。”
— kyō atsui nā. — seya na.
'Hot today, huh.' 'Yeah.'
Good to know
せや = そうだ ('that's right').
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: そうだね
Heard in a conversation
Takoyaki party, power cut
Hina ちゃうちゃう。コンロでお好み焼き焼いたらええやん。
No no. Let's just grill okonomiyaki on the gas stove.
Sōta せやな！おもろい、キャンプみたいやん。
Yeah, true! That's fun, like camping.
Hina ごっつうまいの作ったるわ。ソースはぎょうさんな。
I'll make you a seriously delicious one. Lots of sauce, right.
🤝 How other countries say “exactly / so true”
More from Osaka
- めっちゃsuper, so
- ほんまreally, true
- あかんno good, not allowed, no way
- ちゃうno, that's not it
- 知らんけど…but what do I know
- わからへんI don't get it
- ぎょうさんloads, lots
- 〜はる(a warm, polite verb ending)
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