Kirundi
wapi
WAH-pee
How to say it
KirundiwapiWAH-peesoon
Englishno waysoon
Frenchpas question, jamaissoon
Meaning
an emphatic exclamation of denial, meaning 'no way' or 'not at all'.
Good to know
borrowed from Swahili, used in casual speech to flatly reject a suggestion.
Examples
- Wapi! Sinzokwemera ivyo.No way! I will not agree to that.
- Ese uzoza ejo? Wapi, sinzobasha.Will you come tomorrow? No way, I will not be able to.
- Wapi, ntawuvuga ukuri muri abo.Not at all, none of them are telling the truth.
- Yavuze ati wapi, ntibishoboka.He said, no way, that is not possible.
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