Common Japanese expression, short for "ah so desu ka".
"Ah" means "ah" like in English.
"So" means "that kind of thing" or "that way".
"Desu ka" (pronounced "des-ka") means "is it"? Desu is the verb to be, and ka makes it a question.
So the meaning is "oh, that's how it is."
"Ah" means "ah" like in English.
"So" means "that kind of thing" or "that way".
"Desu ka" (pronounced "des-ka") means "is it"? Desu is the verb to be, and ka makes it a question.
So the meaning is "oh, that's how it is."
by Nils Kelly March 09, 2006