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I think most Nigerians especially those from the south are familiar with the expression "Na wa o" but what does it mean and can anyone translate this into English

0monnak0da:
I think most Nigerians especially those from the south are familiar with the expression "Na wa o" but what does it mean and can anyone translate this into English

Na wa O
Sounds like Nigga you're Dumb

It is wa

" its serious" or " this is terrible "

I wonder whether the word "wa" is from any particular language in Nigeria

Totally wrong

TheSourcerer:
Na wa O
Sounds like Nigga you're Dumb

Completely Correct

Absoj:
" its serious" or " this is terrible "

This is serious

Olugbenga1234:
This is serious

So when I say Na Wa for you does that mean it is serious for you

''Na wa o'' doesn't only mean ''this is serious'', or ''this is terrible''.

It means so many other things.

There's no real translation of the term into formal English. The term can encompass anything from ''it's terrible'' to ''It's normal'', to ''it's a pleasant surprise''.

For instance you're sleeping, and your brother from London walks into your room in an unannounced visit. You say ''Nnamdi! Na wa o! What are you doing here?''

''Na wa o '' can also signify absolute normality. For instance you wake up from sleep, yawn, and stretch your arms, before calming down with a brief utterance of ''na wa o'', and a kiss of the teeth before getting up to hustle.

''Na wa o'' can signify tension, or seriousness, or normality, or abnormaility, or surprise, or frustration, or happiness, or absurdity.

So there's no real way to define the term. It just ....is.

Rossikk:
''Na wa o'' doesn't only mean ''this is serious'', or ''this is terrible''.

It means so many other things.

There's no real translation of the term into formal English. The term can encompass anything from ''it's terrible'' to ''It's normal'', to ''it's a pleasant surprise''.

For instance you're sleeping, and your brother from London walks into your room in an unannounced visit. You say ''Nnamdi! Na wa o! What are you doing here?''

''Na wa o '' can also signify absolute normality. For instance you wake up from sleep, yawn, and stretch your arms, before calming down with a brief utterance of ''na wa o'', and a kiss of the teeth before getting up to hustle.

''Na wa o'' can signify tension, or seriousness, or normality, or abnormaility, or surprise, or frustration, or happiness, or absurdity.

So there's no real way to define the term. It just ....is.

There isnt anything else to add, that was a perfect breakdown of the phrase.


"Na wa o " has become a very popular urban phrase.

0monnak0da:
I think most Nigerians especially those from the south are familiar with the expression "Na wa o" but what does it mean and can anyone translate this into English

It is an interjection/exclamation for shock! Surprise! Amazement! O gosh! etc

The translation: Na(it/it's) wa (amazing) o (oh)

0monnak0da:
I think most Nigerians especially those from the south are familiar with the expression "Na wa o" but what does it mean and can anyone translate this into English

Na wa o means it's confounding

Rossikk:
''Na wa o'' doesn't only mean ''this is serious'', or ''this is terrible''.

It means so many other things.

There's no real translation of the term into formal English. The term can encompass anything from ''it's terrible'' to ''It's normal'', to ''it's a pleasant surprise''.

For instance you're sleeping, and your brother from London walks into your room in an unannounced visit. You say ''Nnamdi! Na wa o! What are you doing here?''

''Na wa o '' can also signify absolute normality. For instance you wake up from sleep, yawn, and stretch your arms, before calming down with a brief utterance of ''na wa o'', and a kiss of the teeth before getting up to hustle.

''Na wa o'' can signify tension, or seriousness, or normality, or abnormaility, or surprise, or frustration, or happiness, or absurdity.

So there's no real way to define the term. It just ....is.

One bottle of gulder

Rossikk:
''Na wa o'' doesn't only mean ''this is serious'', or ''this is terrible''.

It means so many other things.

There's no real translation of the term into formal English. The term can encompass anything from ''it's terrible'' to ''It's normal'', to ''it's a pleasant surprise''.

For instance you're sleeping, and your brother from London walks into your room in an unannounced visit. You say ''Nnamdi! Na wa o! What are you doing here?''

''Na wa o '' can also signify absolute normality. For instance you wake up from sleep, yawn, and stretch your arms, before calming down with a brief utterance of ''na wa o'', and a kiss of the teeth before getting up to hustle.

''Na wa o'' can signify tension, or seriousness, or normality, or abnormaility, or surprise, or frustration, or happiness, or absurdity.

So there's no real way to define the term. It just ....is.

Hmm.....

edoairways:
One bottle of gulder

Received bro.

How about
Gosh
Whew
Goodness gracious
Golly
Gee whiz

Surprise

You can use a utility that translates almost any text into the language you need https://www.smartcat.ai/blog/what-is-a-cat-tool/. I think it will be faster than constantly asking for a translation.