Dutch

Interjection

tja

1. hmm, yeah well

   Tja, eigenlijk weet ik dat niet.

   Yeah well, actually I don't know that.

Anagrams

• jat

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aː

Interjection

tja

1. oh well, well
   • Was schlägst du vor? - Tja, ich schlage vor, dass wir ins Kino gehen.

     What do you suggest? - Well, I suggest that we go to the movies.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From ja ‎(“yes”).

Interjection

tja

1. used to express uncertainty; hm; well; compare nja

   Tja, eg veit ikkje om dét er nokon god idé.

   Well...I am not sure if that is a good idea.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tja/

Adverb

tja

1. (Croatia, regional) there

Synonyms

• tamo

Etymology 2

From German tja.

Interjection

1. hmm, oh well

Swedish

Etymology 1

Short for tjena, which is in turn short for tjenare, from tjänare ’servant’, from din ödmjuke tjänare ’your humble servant’. Compare German servus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕa/

Interjection

tja

1. an informal greeting; hi
2. an informal farewell; bye

Related terms

• tjena
• tjenare
• hej
• tja då
• hej då

Etymology 2

Stressed variant of ja ’yes’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕɑː/ or IPA^(key): /tɕɑː/
• Homophone: shah (first pronunciation)

Adverb

tja (not comparable)

1. an uncertain or stalling answer; ”well …”, leaning slightly towards the positive

Related terms

• ja
• nej
• nja