Information about the word why (English → Esperanto: nu)

Synonyms: now, now then, well, well then

Part of speechinterjection
Pronunciation/ʍaɪ̯/
Hyphenationwhy
Shavian alphabet𐑣𐑢𐑲

Usage samples

Why, it’s a handsome maid!
Why, doctor Rixey gives it to me every day.
Why, at her age she should better be flirting with the young men than foretelling the weather and curing the sick.

Translations

Afrikaansnou
Catalanbé; doncs bé; eh; i ara
Danishnå
Dutchwel
English (Old English)wel
Esperantonu
Faeroeseíðan; ná; nú
Finnishno
Frencheh bien
Germannu; nun; nun wohl; tja
Italianbene
Latinhui
Polishno
Portuguesebem; então; pois bem
Romaniania
Saterland Frisianapstuuns; dan; nu; wäil
Spanishbueno; pues bien
Srananwe
Swahilije
Swedishnå; nåväl
Thaiก็
Welshwel
West Frisianhawar; wolno