When あの (ano) is followed by a short pause or when its pronunciation is prolonged あのう (anou~) it usually means “uhm”, “well”, “let me see”, “errrr” or combinations such as “well let me see” or “uhm, well…”. Last but not least, if you just want to say “ that” instead of “that (thing/person/…)” you have to use あれ (are) instead of あの (ano). Or in the case of the girl, less literal translations depending on the situation could be “ That cute girl over there, isn’t it?” “ That cute girl we saw the other day, isn’t it?” and “ That cute girl you were talking about before, isn’t it?”.
So depending on the situation the sentences could either been translated as “ That restaurant over there was really good” or “ That restaurant we went to the other day was really good” or “ That restaurant you just mentioned was really good”. (In written Japanese: resutoran wa oishii) Sou ne! Ano resutoran oishikatta yo ne.あの (ano) can also be used when talking about something that is known by you and the person you are talking to or when you are referring to something that has been mentioned or stated earlier. However, the meaning is always “that…over there” or “that … away from both the speaker and the listener”. If you want you can also just translate the sentences as “ that ….” instead of “that … over there”. Also, the event or the time they are talking about lies (far away) in the past. The shop and the person might be on the other side of the street for example. In all of the examples above the things that are talked about are far away from the people that are talking with each other. (Back) at that time I didn’t tell anyone. Hey look! That person over there, doesn’t he look cool? The distance can be either spatial or temporal. It is similar to the words Kono (this …, close to the speaker) and Sono (that…, close to the listener), but you use it when you talk about something that is far away from both the speaker and the listener. When あの (ano) is immediately followed by another word it usually means “that … over there. Meaning: That (thing/person/….) Over There
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Now that we know the definition and meanings of the Japanese word Ano let’s have a look at some example sentences so that you can learn how to make your own. Of course, we are also going to discuss the meanings of Ano sa and Ano ne as well as the difference between Ano and Eto. In order to show you how you can use Ano in a Japanese sentence, you will find a couple of examples in the detailed explanation below.
It means “uhm” when grasping for words or when showing hesitation about what you are going to say, and it means “that (thing/person/…)” when talking about something that is either far away from or known by both the speaker and the listener. So let’s take a look at what Ano means and when it is used.Īno (あの) has two distinct meanings in Japanese. It is such a common word that knowing its meaning will come in handy in many situations. In daily conversations and anime, you will often come across the Japanese word Ano (あの) or its variations ano sa and ano ne.
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