Phrase guide

you know what

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used, often as a question, to get someone's attention before announcing something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: you know something

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: знаеш ли какво? (znaeš li kakvo?) — used to get attention
  • Catalan: saps què — used to get attention
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你知道吗 (nǐ zhīdào ma) — used to get attention
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我要说 — used to get attention
  • Dutch: weet je wat — used to get attention
  • Estonian: tead mis — used to get attention
  • Estonian: teate mis — used to get attention
  • Finnish: tiedätkö mitä — used to get attention
  • Finnish: tiedättekö mitä — used to get attention
  • French: tu sais quoi — used to get attention
  • French: vous savez quoi — used to get attention
  • Hungarian: tudod mit — used to get attention
  • Italian: sai cosa — used to get attention
  • Korean: 있잖아요 (itjanayo) — used to get attention
  • Korean: 있잖아 (itjana) — used to get attention
  • Polish: wiesz co — used to get attention
  • Portuguese: quer saber — used to get attention
  • Romanian: știi ce — used to get attention
  • Romanian: știi ceva — used to get attention
  • Russian: зна́ешь что́! (znáješʹ štó!) — used to get attention
  • Spanish: sabes qué — used to get attention
  • Spanish: sabes algo — used to get attention
  • Swedish: vet du vad — used to get attention
  • Swedish: vet du — used to get attention
  • Ukrainian: а зна́єте (a znájete) — used to get attention