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na

/na(ː)/ interjection A2

1. well!, so!; used to introduce a statement

Englishwell, why, so
Frenchoh, ben, eh bien
Portuguesebem, bom, é
Czechno
Italianbeh
Spanisheste, bueno, pues
Dutchnou, nou ja
Swedishnå, tja, öh

2. oh, hm, huh, och, nu; expressing a (usually mild) degree of surprise, doubt, or frustration

Englishoh, huh, hm
Frenchoh

3. huh?; used as a question marker, often implying that the speaker knows the answer

Englishhuh

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?”

Englishhi, hey
Frenchhé

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