Vocabulary
na
/na/· phrase
well? hey! — opener and reaction
Na? on its own is a whole greeting among friends in northern and western Germany: „Na, alles klar?“
CEFR B1Frequency ●●●●●spoken, informal
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na
greeting: hey, how's it going?
Na? Alles klar bei dir?
Hey, how's it going?
Common combinations
- Na, wie läuft's?So, how's it going?
- Na gut.All right then.
- Na also!There you go!
- Na und?So what?
Common learner mistakes
- Na? (as a greeting to your new boss)Guten Morgen, Frau Weber!Na? is for friends and peers. To superiors or strangers it sounds too casual.
Real examples
- Na, wie läuft's bei der Arbeit?So, how's work going?
- Na gut, noch ein Kölsch.All right then, one more Kölsch.
- Na also, es geht doch!There you go, it works after all!
