EP108 How to Say “VERY” in Japanese 🇯🇵 | Totemo, Sugoku, Meccha & More!

How do you say “VERY” in Japanese?

If you learned totemo for “very,” that’s correct — but in real Japanese, you’ll hear many other expressions too!

In this episode, we look at:

totemo = very
tottemo = very / really
sugoku = very / really
hontou ni / honto ni = really
meccha = really / super / very casual

We also talk about the difference between sugoku and sugoi, and one common mistake learners sometimes make with meccha + polite endings like desu.

The goal isn’t to memorize a lot of rules. Just recognize these expressions as words that make something stronger. Once you know that, you’ll start noticing them everywhere in Japanese!

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