Kinyarwanda
nako
NA-ko
How to say it
KinyarwandanakoNA-kosoon
Englishexcuse mesoon
Frenchpardonsoon
Meaning
an expression correcting oneself after a slip of the tongue.
Good to know
said immediately after misspeaking, before restating the correct word.
Examples
- Nako, navuze nabi, nashakaga kuvuga ejo.Excuse me, I misspoke, I meant to say tomorrow.
- Yaje ku wa gatatu, nako, ku wa kane.He came on Wednesday, sorry, on Thursday.
- Nako, sinavuze neza izina rye.Sorry, I did not say his name correctly.
- Nafashe amafaranga cumi, nako, makumyabiri.I took ten francs, I mean, twenty.
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