tja

Variant of ja (“yes”).

• Rhymes: -aː

tja

1. Expression of contemplation.

   Tja... jeg ved ikke rigtig.

   Well... I am not sure about this.

Variant of ja (“yes”). Compare tjonge (from jongen).

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tja

1. hmm, yeah well

   Tja, eigenlijk weet ik dat niet.

   Yeah well, actually I don't know that.

• jat

Variant of ja (“yes”).

• Rhymes: -aː

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.

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From ja (“yes”).

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.

• IPA^(key): /tja/

tja (Cyrillic spelling тја)

1. (Croatia, regional) there

• tamo

From German tja.

tja

1. hmm, oh well

Clipping of tjena, which is in turn short for tjenare, from tjänare (“servant”), from din ödmjuke tjänare (“your humble servant”). Compare German servus.

• IPA^(key): /ɕa/

tja

1. (informal) hi, bye

• tjena
• tjenare
• hej
• hejdå

Stressed variant of ja (“yes”).

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

tja (not comparable)

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

• ja
• nej
• nja