Fraid so Meaning in English
expression · lemma: afraid so
释义
A short, informal way to say 'I'm afraid so,' meaning 'yes, unfortunately.' It is used when confirming something disappointing or negative.
用法与细微差别
Extremely informal; mostly spoken and rarely written. Used when confirming something regrettable. Common after a direct yes/no question. Don't use it in formal writing. Pronounced with the 'I am' dropped: 'fraid so'.
Spanish: me temo que sí - sí, por desgraciaPortuguese (BR): receio que sim - infelizmente simPortuguese (PT): receio que sim - infelizmente simChinese (Simplified): 恐怕是Chinese (Traditional): 恐怕是Hindi: मुझे डर है हाँArabic: أخشى ذلكBengali: দুঃখিত, হ্যাঁRussian: боюсь, даJapanese: 残念ながらそうですVietnamese: tôi e là đúng vậyKorean: 안타깝지만 그래요Turkish: maalesef öyleUrdu: افسوس کی بات ہے، ہاںIndonesian: takutnya iya
例句
Is it going to rain all day? Fraid so.
basic
Did we miss the last train? Fraid so.
basic
Are the tickets sold out? Fraid so.
basic
- Did the boss cancel our day off? - Fraid so.
natural
You lost your wallet again? Fraid so. I really need to be more careful.
natural
Hope you didn't eat the last piece of cake. Fraid so!
natural