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よ

you know, I tell you (new information)

Sentence + よ

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よ marks what you're saying as news to the listener, something you want them to know or notice: 電車が来ますよ, "the train's coming!" It's like "you know" or an exclamation mark in English.

Used well it's helpful and friendly ("your bag's open, you know"). Overused, or said to someone who already knows, it can sound pushy, like you're correcting them.

It combines with ね as よね, which asks for agreement on something you're fairly sure of: 明日ですよね, "it's tomorrow, isn't it?"

Examples

  • 電車でんしゃが来きますよ。

    The train's coming!

  • このケーキ、おいしいですよ。

    This cake is really good, you know.

  • 大丈夫だいじょうぶですよ。

    It's fine, really.

  • 明日あしたは休やすみですよ。

    Tomorrow's a holiday, you know.

  • あ、さいふが落おちましたよ。

    Oh, you dropped your wallet.

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