nah

/næː/ (bre, ipa) · [nˈɑ] /næː/ (ame, ipa) · [nˈɑ] /ˈna ˈnä/ (ame, mw) · /næ/ (bre, ipa) · [nˈɑ] /næ/ (ame, ipa)

nah — adverb

1. a casual spoken way of giving a negative answer to a question or suggestion, use

1.副詞A2
釋義

a casual spoken way of giving a negative answer to a question or suggestion, used mostly in everyday conversation among friends and family.

例句

"Do you want another slice of pizza?" "Nah, I'm really full."

nah as a casual reply to a yes/no question

Indra shrugged and said, "Nah, the movie sounds boring."

nah introducing a short reason clause

同義詞
  • no

    the neutral, all-register equivalent — use 'no' anywhere 'nah' would feel too casual

  • nope

    also informal; slightly more playful, often spelled with an audible final 'p' sound

  • not really

    softer; signals partial disagreement rather than a flat refusal

反義詞
  • yeah

    the matching informal yes

  • yep

    informal yes, parallel in tone to 'nope'

文法句型

nah (+ comma + clause)

用法筆記

Restricted to casual conversation and informal writing such as text messages. Avoid in formal contexts like job interviews, school essays, or business emails — use 'no' or 'no, thank you' there instead.

常見錯誤

❌The manager wrote nah on the report.
✅The manager wrote no on the report.
💡'nah' is spoken or texted, not used in formal written documents.
❌Nah is the answer to question three.
✅No is the answer to question three.
💡in tests and formal writing, only 'no' works.

nah — exclamation