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Kinyarwanda

haba na busa

HAH-bah nah BOO-sah

How to say it

Kinyarwandahaba na busaHAH-bah nah BOO-sahsoon
Englishnot at allsoon
Frenchpas du toutsoon

Meaning

an emphatic phrase meaning not at all, absolutely not.

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not at all

Examples

  • Ntabwo nabeshye, haba na busa!I did not lie, not at all!
  • Waba warakoze ikosa? Haba na busa.Did you make a mistake? Not at all.
  • Sinzigera mbikora, haba na busa.I will never do that, not at all.
  • Ntacyo yavuze, haba na busa.He said nothing, not at all.

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