Illustration: In a Japanese apartment living room, one roommate proudly presents a painstakingly assembled miniature robot with articulated arms. The other pauses while peeling a mandarin, glances directly at the robot and gives a tiny nod with half-raised eyebrows and loosely pursed lips.

JLPT N3interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

ふーん

fuun

hmm, huh

Can sound indifferent depending on tone. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

ふーん、今日きょうは電車でんしゃで来きたんだ。
Huh, so you came by train today.
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ふーん、そういうやり方かたもあるんだね。
Huh, so that’s another way to do it.
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ふーん、それで何時なんじに帰かえるの？
Hmm, so what time are you coming home?
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