nähä
Meaning
nuh-uh (together with joho (“yuh-uh”)); aha, I see, oh, OK (for something expressed in the negative or a contradicting piece of information); no (expressing disagreement or denial); is that so?, really? (expressing surprise and some skepticism)
Practise nähä
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nähä in a sentence
- – Nähä! – Joho!– Nuh-uh! – Yuh-uh!
- – Du får inte gå ut ikväll. – Nähä, det var trist.– You can't go out tonight. – Alright, that's disappointing.
- Nähäää, så det kan alltså inte varit han som gjorde det.Ohhh, so it can't actually have been he who did it. (with a surprised tone, or somewhat sullen-sounding otherwise)
- – 1 + 1 är 3. – Nähä, det är det inte alls.– 1 + 1 equals 3. – Nope, it doesn't at all.
- – Jag såg en kändis igår. – Nähä? Vem då?– I saw a celebrity yesterday. – Really? Who?
- – Det är onyttigt att dricka blekmedel. – Nähä?– Drinking bleach is unhealthy. – Really? (common sarcastic usage for things considered obvious)
Questions
What does nähä mean in English?
nähä means “nuh-uh (together with joho (“yuh-uh”)), aha, I see, oh, OK (for something expressed in the negative or a contradicting piece of information)”.
Nearby common words
nähä is number 5,277 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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