= This phrase =
本当ですか?
Hontoo desu ka?
(Really? / Are you sure?)
本当ですか?
Hontoo desu ka?
(Really? / Are you sure?)
casual expression (family,friend)
■本当?
Hontoo?
— Really?
Hontoo?
— Really?
polite expression
■本当ですか?
Hontoo desu ka?
— Are you sure?
Hontoo desu ka?
— Are you sure?
other expressions
■それって本当?
Sore tte hontoo?
— Is that true?
Sore tte hontoo?
— Is that true?
■マジ? ※slang
Maji?
— Seriously?
Maji?
— Seriously?
conversation example
ふじこ
昔はやせてたの。
Mukashi wa yaseteta no.
— I was skinny back then.
本当ですか?
トム
Hontoo desu ka?
— Really?