あいづちをうつ

相 槌 を 打 つ

  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'tsu' ending

    to make use of aizuchi, to back-channel, to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

    • 「私もそう思うわ」と彼女は相づちを打った。
      "I think so, too," she chimed in.