How to say f*** yeah in Japanese


I often get asked about swear words by Japanese people. As I sometimes watch
Netflix, I can see how other translators approach these phrases and get
helpful hints.

Specifically, I'm curious about the phrase 'f*** yeah', expressing strong
agreement or satisfaction. Maybe I would try ii ne! Or just tanoshimi! Or
maybe yabai! But these translations are probably inadequate.

Can anyone think of a better rendering?




Seeing as Japanese doesn't really have anything analogous to English 'curse'
words, you won't find anything that really feels the same. That particular
phrase has a sort of punchiness to it that nothing in Japanese really renders
well. It's in some ways more of a cultural thing than a linguistic one -
expressing that particular emotion looks different when Japanese people do it
versus people from the Anglosphere. If you're looking to describe it to
Japanese people, you might want to make use of some copious body language, and
a description like 'it's like this, but more intense (and also censorable)'.

There are ways to translate it, though, modulo the above situation. It depends
on exactly what's being commented on, though. (To note, these are based off of
stereotypical Toukyou-area speech, and these examples could sound very
different to speakers from elsewhere. Other dialects likely would phrase these
rather differently. Thanks
[@Will](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/51915/how-to-say-f-yeah-
in-japanese#comment90149_51918) for pointing this out.)

Celebrating an accomplishment - おおー！やったぜー！ and similar (possibly やるじゃねーか！ for
someone else's accomplishment); or some variant of よっしゃー！ (thank you
[@Kurausukun](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/51915/how-to-say-f-
yeah-in-japanese#comment90162_51918))

'Man that's a good idea' - いいじゃねーか、それ！／それいいわ！ and similar

'Yes, indeed, this is the case' - 違いねーぞ／その通りだぜ and similar

'Yes, indeed, I do intend to' - やるぜ！／やるわ！ and similar

I'm sure there's senses I'm missing, as well.




Seeing as Japanese doesn't really have anything analogous to English 'curse'
words, you won't find anything that really feels the same. That particular
phrase has a sort of punchiness to it that nothing in Japanese really renders
well. It's in some ways more of a cultural thing than a linguistic one -
expressing that particular emotion looks different when Japanese people do it
versus people from the Anglosphere. If you're looking to describe it to
Japanese people, you might want to make use of some copious body language, and
a description like 'it's like this, but more intense (and also censorable)'.

There are ways to translate it, though, modulo the above situation. It depends
on exactly what's being commented on, though. (To note, these are based off of
stereotypical Toukyou-area speech, and these examples could sound very
different to speakers from elsewhere. Other dialects likely would phrase these
rather differently. Thanks
[@Will](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/51915/how-to-say-f-yeah-
in-japanese#comment90149_51918) for pointing this out.)

Celebrating an accomplishment - おおー！やったぜー！ and similar (possibly やるじゃねーか！ for
someone else's accomplishment); or some variant of よっしゃー！ (thank you
[@Kurausukun](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/51915/how-to-say-f-
yeah-in-japanese#comment90162_51918))

'Man that's a good idea' - いいじゃねーか、それ！／それいいわ！ and similar

'Yes, indeed, this is the case' - 違いねーぞ／その通りだぜ and similar

'Yes, indeed, I do intend to' - やるぜ！／やるわ！ and similar

I'm sure there's senses I'm missing, as well.

