Vokabahn

tja

A1 Interjection frequency rank #1,536

What tja means

Interjection

  1. well, hmm
  2. Used to express acceptance of one's misfortune; oh well, welp
  3. Used as an unsympathetic response to someone else's misfortune, implying it was predictable or is otherwise simply to be accepted; tough luck

Pronunciation

tja in a sentence

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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tja is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #1,536 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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