nè

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ne"

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ/

• Audio

  (file)

Particle

nè

1. right? isn't it? (used to ask for confirmation that a statement is true)

Istriot

Conjunction

nè ... nè

1. neither … nor
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 68:

     I’ n’iè truvà nè spada, nè curtielo,

     I have found neither sword nor knife,

Italian

Etymology 1

Conjunction

nè

1. Misspelling of né.

Etymology 2

Interjection

nè

1. Misspelling of neh.

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ne — nonstandard

Romanization

nè (ne⁴, Zhuyin ㄋㄜˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吶／呐
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呐
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疒
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 眰
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 訥／讷

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɛ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɛ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nɛ˨˩]

Interjection

nè • (泥)

1. Southern Vietnam form of này (“hey!; hold up!”)

Particle

nè • (泥)

1. (Southern Vietnam) particle demanding attention to something; take a look!

   Nó nè !

   Look, she's this one!

   Coi nè !

   Look here!

   Anh mày nè !

   It's me, duh!

   Qua đây ! Có cái này hay lắm nè !

   Come quick! There's something real cool I wanna show you!