Vocabulary

What does さあ (saa) mean?

さあ means well, come on (urging or hesitating).

Quick facts
Readingさあ
Romajisaa
Part of speechinterjection
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
さあ
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsaa

well, come on (urging or hesitating)

  1. 1interjection come (on); come now; come along
  2. 2interjection all right; right; okay
  3. 3interjection well; hmm; uh
  4. 4interjection here; now; there (we go)
  5. 5interjection about that, ...; actually, ...

Example sentences

  • Well, I don't really know.

  • Well then, let's go.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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