How to say "Well" or "You know" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Well" or "You know" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Well" or "You know" is "Na", written in japanese as "なあ".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese interjection 'なあ (な)' is used to express various emotions and nuances. It can be used to express agreement, uncertainty, or to soften a statement. It is often used in casual conversation to seek agreement or input from the listener. For example: Well, what do you think? - (なあ、どう思う?). You know, I'm not sure. - (なあ、分からないな).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Na" mean in japanese?

"Na" means "Well" or "You know".

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Well" or "You know" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "な" is read as "na". And The hiragana "あ" is read as "a".

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.