Thread: значит так

However I see this two words many times and I have translated them as "That's to say: like this" I don't know if it is the best way. I also see sometimes them with a coma between the two words, so I have some doubts. The last time I saw it was : "Ладно. Значит так". It seems that the last only confirms Ладно. Isn't like this? Thanks

"Ладно. Значит так: ...." means something like "Well. So: ....". It can be used as the begining of some long narration.

Значит так can be used simply as a parenthesis with no meaning implied.
If there's a comma between them, they are different parts of the sentence and not a word combination. Also it can serve as a confirmation. For example:

"Так значит он сегодня опять не пойдет в школу?"
"Значит так..."

or

"Как?! Разве профессор не будет поддерживать нашу партию на выборах?"
"Значит так..."

It's not used very often though...

Originally Posted by Vladi

However I see this two words many times and I have translated them as "That's to say: like this" I don't know if it is the best way. I also see sometimes them with a coma between the two words, so I have some doubts. The last time I saw it was : "Ладно. Значит так". It seems that the last only confirms Ладно. Isn't like this? Thanks

It depends on the context. Simple "Ладно. Значит так" can be translated "OK, so be it."