What do you say when you can't think of something to say?
When people speak, they often will pause while they look for the right words say next (or if they are nervous). We frequently fill these pauses with meaningless words. Common examples of these verbalized pauses in English are "um", "uh", or "like". I realized that in other languages, people will say different words. For example, a Japanese speaker will say something that sounds like "eh-toh" and stretch that sound out.
What do verbalized pauses sound like in your native languages?
