# na

na is a German interjection meaning “well!, so!”.

## In other languages

- Русский: ну

## Meanings

1. well!, so!; used to introduce a statement
   - Na, dann fangen wir mal an! — So, let’s get started!
2. oh, hm, huh, och, nu; expressing a (usually mild) degree of surprise, doubt, or frustration
   - Na, das ist ja nett, dass ihr vorbeikommt! — Oh, that’s nice of you to come by!
3. _regional_ huh?; used as a question marker, often implying that the speaker knows the answer
   - Was ist zwei plus drei? Na? — What’s two plus three? Huh?
4. _regional_ hey!, hi!; used as a greeting, but with an interrogative intonation, as if saying “So? You see me there?”, or “So? How is everything?”
   - Na! Lang nicht gesehen! — Hey! Long time no see!

## Examples

- Na, dann wollen wir mal! — OK, let's do this.
- Na gut. Du hast gewonnen. — All right. You've won.
- Na schön, wenn du möchtest, werde ich es ändern. — Fine. I'll change it if you like.
- Na, wie geht's? — What's up?
- Na gut. Ich helfe. — OK, I'll help.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/na