さ - Casual よ (日本語能力試験 N3)

「さ - Casual よ」の情報

さ is a 感動詞(かんどうし) (interjection) in Japanese that has three primary uses. These are as follows:
誘(さそ)い、促(うなが)し - To invite, incite, or draw attention to something.
驚(おどろ)き、当惑(とうわく)し - The express surprise, confusion, or bewilderment.
話(はなし)の流(なが)れを抑(おさ)える - To control or keep in check the flow of a conversation.
In this lesson, we will be focusing on a specific feature of the first meaning (to draw attention). Unlike other types of drawing attention that さ is able to be used for (see this grammar point), this さ will only appear at the end of sentences. Here, さ is almost identical in meaning to that of よ, with a slight added nuance of high confidence in what one is saying.

彼氏(かれし)がもう私(わたし)のことを信用(しんよう)できないってさ。
My boyfriend told me that he can't trust me anymore. (Added confidence gives the nuance of 'can you believe it!')
インスタで見(み)たんだけど、キヨミの赤(あか)ちゃんが明日(あした)生(う)まれるんだってさ！
I saw it on instagram, but I heard that Kiyomi is going to give birth tomorrow.
そんなこと心配(しんぱい)ないさ!俺(おれ)に任(まか)せとけ！
Such a thing is not necessary! Leave it to me! (Trust it to me in advance, so that it is not a problem later)

Caution

This さ is primarily used by men, and can vary in meaning depending on the speaker's tone of voice. However, in almost all situations さ will mean 'what I just said is correct' (sometimes angrily, sometimes informatively, and even sometimes in a completely carefree way).

お前(まえ)さ...
You… (Are you freaking serious)
たかし君(くん)も行(い)きたいってさ。どうしよう？彼(かれ)も招待(しょうたい)する？
Takashi-kun said he wants to go too. What should we do? Should we invite him too?
そんなの俺(おれ)にだってできるさ。分(わ)からないけど。
Although I am not certain, even I would be able to do something like that.

Women may also use さ as a sentence ender, but わよ tends to be more common.

同義語

例文

「明日(あした)までにこのプロジェクトを終(お)えることができるさ。本当(ほんとう)さ。」
'I can finish this project by tomorrow. Really.'
「僕(ぼく)はNBAでやるつもりさ。」
'I intend to play in the NBA.'
A：「寒(さむ)い。寒(さむ)すぎるよ。」
B：「どうってことないさ。」
A: 'It's cold. Soo cold.'
B: 'This is nothing.'
クラスメイトA：「じゅんいちろうはともちゃんと付(つ)き合(あ)ってるの？」
クラスメートのじゅんいちろう：「そんなことないさ。」
Classmate A: 'Hey, I heard that you are going out with Tomo-chan.'
Classmate, Junichirou: 'That's not true.'
「テレビで台風(たいふう)がやってくるってさ。」
'They say on tv that a typhoon is coming.'
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最近の返信 (合計2件)

DonChanHype
There’s a great explanation of this on Tae Kim’s Guide here
- 「な」 and 「さ」 sentence-ending particles
Pushindawood
Thank you for the share! I have added this reading to the grammar point’s Reading page. Cheers!