āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻŋāĻ
used to say what is actually the truth or the fact about something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I 'm not mad at you; I was just a bit upset, really.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ; āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ, āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ.
1.1
āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§
used to emphasize a strong feeling, intention, or desire
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She really means what she says.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ, āĻā§āĻŦ
to a high degree, used for emphasis
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I 'm really tired after that run.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
2.1
āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§
used to soften or lessen the impact of a negative statement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He does n't really enjoy big crowds.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
really
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
" I'm moving to Japan next month. " â " Really? "
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤" â "āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋ?"
1.1
āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§āĻ
used to express gentle disapproval or mild protest
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Well, really! That was completely uncalled for.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ ! āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.2
āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ., āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§āĻ.
used to express agreement or shared feeling
Dialect
American
AmericanāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
" This heat is unbearable. " â " Really. "
"āĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤" â "āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻāĨ¤"
02
āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋ., āĻŦāĻžāĻš.
used sarcastically to mock someone for stating something obvious or overly dramatic
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
" You need keys to unlock a door. " â " Really. "
"āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤" â "āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻāĨ¤"
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
really
real
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
