すごいね

Phrases / Reactions and small talk

すごいですね。

Sugoi desu ne.

That’s impressive.

Word for word
“Amazing, isn’t it?”
Politeness: Polite
です/ます style. The safe default with strangers, shop staff and colleagues.
When you would say it
Praising a colleague or a stranger.
Worth knowing
Use with a superior carefully. Praising from above can sound patronising; 素晴らしいですね is safer.