Fragen über die Beispielsätze mit, und die Definition und Benutzung von "Surprise"

A: no, actually. The person intended to say that. It’s just used to emphasize the unexpected surprises. let’s say people talking about a birthday party for their friend. One person might go “I think we’ve done too much! we decorated her entire house and invited 60 people, not to mention the unexpected surprise! (buying their friend a puppy)” That was just some context of a made up scenario, but it basically means “In addition”. Sorry if that was confusing 😂, hope that helped.

And yes you’re right about needless to say, it means there’s no need to say it because it’s already known. whereas not to mention means in addition. for some reason it wouldn’t let me type it in a new message haha so I’m writing this here :)

A: You are shocked, and then you can’t believe it

A: Yes, "as things go" is very common.

It was OK as things go. (It wasn't bad.)

Otherwise...

As flights go their journey was uneventful.
Etc.

A: If someone says "it's really something!" it means that it's good or great.
But if someone says "it's something" and sounds bored or sarcastic it can mean that it isn't good.

It depends on how it's said to be honest!
Hope this helped!

A: "It's something" means that the surprise was better than nothing, and that the person was satisfied with it.

For example:
Teacher: "Did you finish your test?"
Student: "No, but I completed half of it."
Teacher: "Well, it's something."

Edit: "It's something" does not always mean it is a surprise. I was just applying it to the situation (in the first paragraph):) As you can see, it can be used in different situations, like my example.

A: Thank you so much dear!

A: thank you

A: Taken by suprise means when something happens when you are not expecting it.
Example sentence:
Seeing him there took me by surprise.

A: thanks so much!

A: That was a surprise.
Care to surprise me?

A: The conditional tense of all verbs uses the bare infinitive, so we say I/you/he/she/it/we/they would surprise, and the same when negated.

A: surprise is the mental state, it may be hidden from the facial expression, like when you're astonished which is a greater feeling of surprise

A: "I am surprised." present tense. you are feeling surprised right now.

"I was surprised." past tense (as mentioned above).

A: Surprise - means you could have just caught someone off guard or they didnt expect you
Scare - implies that you frightened someone
So "did i surprise you?" is asking if they are surprised to see you, "did i scare you?" is asking if you made someone afraid (surprised can also be a good thing, whereas scared is usually negative)

A: "Had you known" is more common to hear. But, you could also say "if you had known" and that is also correct and they would both make sense. :)

A: That sounds great

A: i guess the first one

A: We're having a surprise party at my house.

A: What!
Seriously?
You've got to be kidding me.
No way!
I can't believe this.
Incredible!

A: yes, exactly right! :)

A: I cannot hear the 'w' in was but you sound good!

A: Yes, you can. However, depending on the context, "skill" might not sound natural. Otherwise, it's all good. (:

A: いや、意味が完全に通じましたよ。英語がお上手ですね！

Fineには「元気」という意味はないので、やっぱりenergeticとかlovelyいいと思います。

ところで添削のliven (right) upは「急に元気が出る」みたいな意味なんですが、neko-sanの言いたいことと合っているのでしょうか？

A: Wow! How do you know my name? / Wow! I'm impressed you remembered my name. Thanks!