I should ask while I have somebody that understands Japanese - regarding that non-word exclamation –– I have an impression that this its quite common in Japanese. I watch a bit of NKH network as the cultural and travel programming is quite fascinating. But I notice that when speaking there appears to be a lot of “guttural” expression that does not appear to be “words”. Typical situations that english speakers might understand is a cooking show where one or more are making a “yum” type of sound. But I hear these sounds in other situations expressing agreement, or wonder, or surprise.
I suppose that english speakers do this as well, but the Japanese seem to be more forward and expressive with these. Any insights?
