VOCABULARY
まさか
ma
ま
sa
さ
ka
か
no way
impossible, you don't say, that can't be, by no means, hardly
interjection
adverb
Example sentences
まさか彼が来るとは思わなかった。
I never thought he would come.
まさか雨が降るとは。
No way it would rain.
まさか試験に落ちるなんて。
I can't believe I failed the exam.
まさか本当だとは思えない。
I can hardly believe it's true.
Practice exercises
1
まさか、そんなことが起きるとは思わなかった。
No way, I never thought something like that would happen.
Answer
まさか
2
まさか彼が嘘をつくとは思えない。
I can't believe he would lie — that can't be.
Answer
まさか
3
まさか、試合に負けるとは思っていなかった。
Impossible — I hadn't thought we would lose the match.
Answer
まさか
4
まさか自分が優勝するとは、夢にも思わなかった。
I never even dreamed, no way, that I would win the championship.
Answer
まさか
5
まさかそんな重大な決断を一人で下すとは想像すらしていなかった。
I had not even imagined, by no means, that he would make such an important decision alone.
Answer
まさか