Re: [Lingo] you have got to be kidding

["Keith Bawden" <keith@example.com>]

> I would like to translate this phrase into Japanese:
>
> "you have got to be kidding"
>
> I have some ideas:
>
> "Joudan desu ka?"
> "Hontou desu ka?"
> "Shinjirarenai"
>
> I think that phrases do not match the real meaning.
> Some ideas?

What about:

joudan daro! (masculine)
joudan desho (feminine)
joudan janai (may need to use intonation to ensure this is interpreted
as a question)

Regards, Keith