what does "ah so" mean?

[shark finn soup]

What does the phrase "ah so" mean in chinese?

[PaPaPeng]

On 14 Sep 2005 20:19:37 -0700, "shark finn soup"

Post by shark finn soup
What does the phrase "ah so" mean in chinese?

Its a pidgin Japanese expression. Doesn't mean a thing in Chinese.

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in german ah sor means 'oh right / right.

[NYC XYZ]

Post by z***@hotmail.com
in german ah sor means 'oh right / right.

That's "ach, so!" as in "ach, so, wie blöd!"

[rkhazin]

"Ah so" is a fake chinese greeting made up by white folks and became
popularized by newspapers in the 1870s California. It is supposed to
be what chinamen say to greet each other. In reality, "ah so" is not
chinese at all.
This is roughly equivalent to what american indian supposedly say to
greet each other --- "How".

[o***@gmail.com]

Yeah thats right, it does go way back.


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[NYC XYZ]

I know, that's why I wrote what I did (use freetranslation.com if you
don't get it).

It is, however, what Germans actually say (extremely close) to express
the sentiment of "eureka!"

Post by rkhazin
"Ah so" is a fake chinese greeting made up by white folks and became
popularized by newspapers in the 1870s California. It is supposed to
be what chinamen say to greet each other. In reality, "ah so" is not
chinese at all.
This is roughly equivalent to what american indian supposedly say to
greet each other --- "How".

[beernuts]

Post by shark finn soup
What does the phrase "ah so" mean in chinese?

It means "ah, so that's what a troll is"

[brushoff]

"ah so" means yes Master whities

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Post by brushoff
"ah so" means yes Master whities

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[Don Kirkman]

It seems to me I heard somewhere that shark finn soup wrote in article

Post by shark finn soup
What does the phrase "ah so" mean in chinese?

It's not Chinese; it's an abbreviated form of a Japanese phrase, "Ah,
sou desuka?" which means something like "is that so?" It's often used
as a stereotyped reference to Japanese.

[o***@gmail.com]

Post by shark finn soup
What does the phrase "ah so" mean in chinese?

Ossu is one possibility... its not a word but a sound, it may have
other "roots".

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[Don Kirkman]

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Post by shark finn soup
What does the phrase "ah so" mean in chinese?

Ossu is one possibility... its not a word but a sound, it may have
other "roots".

"Ossu" is a Japanese slang word, mostly used by males, roughly like
English "Yo!". It's emphatic, and can be used to get someone's
attention or to agree with something. It has nothing to do with "ah,
sou."