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so yeah

so yeah

75 8.2
Shows a result or short conclusion after someone says something
  • idiom
  • Slang
translation icon : así que
  • It's a balancing thing, so...yeah.
  • so yeah, I guess
  • so yeah, you know
  • so yeah, I mean

It doesn't happen that often so yeah, I might just never learn.

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Examples

  • So, yeah, we are together forever.

  • Yeah, my father was a Hindu, my mother's a Baptist, so, yeah...

  • This is my living room, so yeah, that is it.

  • OK, so yeah, so go, go play that.

  • We're about to go on a little tour with the group, so yeah, let's go.

  • So yeah, that was what urged me to move it up the pile to be read.

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  • Abby's a lady of really fine taste, so yeah, it smells amazing.

  • As for the rest of your points, they seemed to flow from a flawed premise, so yeah.

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  • So yeah, chip in some change to help Ryan do his FOI work.

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  • I missed the bus this morning, so yeah, I was late for work.

Synonyms

so
vsso yeah
1.0

As a result

is more informal and used to wrap up what was said
yeah
vsso yeah
  • Informal
2.0

A short reply to show you are listening and understand

is used instead to summarize or give a consequence, not just respond
and so
vsso yeah
1.0

To show that one thing happens because of another

is more informal and used to wrap up what was said
in short
vsso yeah
115 2.8

To give only the main facts

is more informal and also signals a consequence or wrap up
in a nutshell
vsso yeah
  • Informal
41 3.4

To say something briefly and clearly

is more informal and adds a result or consequence tone
there you have it
vsso yeah
35 6.1

That shows the work is finished or the result is ready

is less final and used more casually to sum up earlier talk
in brief
vsso yeah
6 2.8

To say something in a few short words

is more informal and often signals a result or conclusion

Surface Forms

so yeah positive

Morphology

so + yeah

The phrase combines 'so' (marking consequence or result) with 'yeah' (casual agreement/confirmation), so its pragmatic function as a brief summary/conclusion or marker of a resulting state is directly inferable from the constituents. Although informal, the composition follows a predictable discourse pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will generally understand the meaning.

Etymology

So yeah comes from everyday talk: people say so to point to a result and add yeah as a friendly nod, so the phrase now means 'to summarize' or 'as a result'.