Swedish interjection· top 1,000 most common

tja

well/ɕa/

Meaning

well

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What does tja mean?

tja in a sentence

tja, jag vet inte vad jag ska säja
well, I don't know what to say

Questions

What does tja mean in English?

tja means “well”.

Similar words

tjabbahej

Origin

From tjena, in turn a clipping of tjenare, variant of tjänare.

Nearby common words

tja is number 640 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

636satt sat
637varsågod here you are
638tyvärr unfortunately
639agent agent, spy
641sekund second
642samtal discussion, conversation
643gift married
644bygga construct, build

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary