na
/na(ː)/
well!, so!; used to introduce a statement; oh, hm, huh, och, nu; expressing a degree of surprise, doubt, or frustration
Meanings
- 1
well!, so!; used to introduce a statement
Na, wo sind sie denn?
So, where are they, then?
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Na, na, na, was haben wir denn hier?
Well, well, well, what have we here?
Tatoeba · Vortarulo · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
oh, hm, huh, och, nu; expressing a (usually mild) degree of surprise, doubt, or frustration
„Wie geht es dir?“ – „Na ja, es geht so.“
"How are you?" "Oh, not bad."
Tatoeba · ruth_tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich bin älter als früher. Na so was!
I'm older than I used to be. Oh!
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
huh?; used as a question marker, often implying that the speaker knows the answer
- 4
hey!, hi!; used as a greeting, but with an interrogative intonation, as if saying “So? You see me there?”, or “So? How is everything?”