Japanese Filler Words

ええと / えっと

Um… / Let me see…

あのう

Uh… / Well… (soft and polite)

うーん

Hmm… (thinking)

なんか

Like… / Sort of… (casual)

まあ

Well… / I guess…

ね

Ending particle: seeks agreement / adds friendliness

よ

Ending particle: adds emphasis or certainty

よね

Ending particle: adds confirmation

かな

Ending particle: I wonder… / Maybe…

さ

Casual emphasis

な

Reflective or masculine tone

それで

So… / and then…

だから

So… / That's why…

てか

Like… / I mean… (casual)

とか

…and stuff like that

じゃ / じゃあ

Well then… / Alright…

行きたいけど…

I want to go

それはちょっと…

That's a little… (soft refusal)

まあ、そうだけど…

Well