Kinyarwanda
ashwi da
AH-shwee dah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaashwi daAH-shwee dahsoon
Englishabsolutely notsoon
Frenchnon !soon
Meaning
an even more emphatic exclamation of refusal than 'ashwi' alone; 'no, absolutely not!'.
Good to know
interjection; emphatic refusal, informal speech.
Examples
- Ashwi da! Sinzabikora.Absolutely not! I won't do it.
- Ashwi da, ntabwo nzajya aho.No way, I won't go there.
- Yavuze ati 'Ashwi da!' arakaye.He said 'Absolutely not!' angrily.
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