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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

naa or know?

I have heard many people saying "This pen is her only naa"; "She is going to sleep naa...." "I am reading naa".



I want to know what is that "naa". Is there any word "naa"? or Should it be "know"? or Is it used only in Spoken English"?
  

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Hi Gary I'd say the word you may be hearing is " now ".

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  • Hi Gary I'd say the word you may be hearing is " now ".
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Hi Gary

I'd say the word you may be hearing is "now".
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Thank you very much Yankee.
YankeeHi Gary

I'd say the word you may be hearing is "now".

I don't think so, but I can't argue with you as you are an expert.

Usually my friend asks of me "You have completed your work naa" to mean "Have you completed your work?".

Please help me with this.
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Usually my friend asks of me "You have completed your work naa"

I also thought at first that it meant "now," but if you had put a question mark after "naa" my response would have been quite different.

Gary, where is your friend from? It sounds to me like it might be a version of "you have completed your work, no?" (like 'n'est-
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Thank you very much Khoff
Gary, where is your friend from?
He is a native of India only. Not only my friend but many Indians use "naa".
It sounds to me like it might be a version of "you have completed your work, no?"
I got it. I think it is "no" but it sounds "naa" to me.

Recently I heard this sentence with "naa" from one person :
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