Did you know ‘yeah nah’ can mean anything from ‘yeah’ to ‘nah’ to ‘maybe’ and even ‘anyway’, ‘so’, and ‘um’? If you didn’t, this is the video for you!
Learn the different ways Kiwis use ‘yeah nah’, with a special focus on the function is plays in conversation, like agreeing (and disagreeing!), correcting, confirming, concluding, and more.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Part 1: LEVELS OF AGREEMENT
01:49 To disagree (1)
03:34 To correct someone (2)
04:23 To decline something (3)
07:38 To reject something (4)
08:41 To agree (5)
09:57 To accept a compliment (6)
11:51 To confirm something (7)
13:35 To take a neutral position (8)
15:26 To express uncertainty (9)
17:03 Strategies for success (Part 1)
19:25 Recap (Part 1)
19:47 PART 2: flow & COHESION
20:24 As a filler (10)
21:29 To conclude a point and/or to take turns (11)
23:47 To pick up where you left off (12) 25:48 Recap (Part 2)
26:31 Conclusion
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