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Why do Japanese say "なんか" at the start of a sentence? What does it mean?
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you often say "you know" or "like" in a conversation, don't you? That's similar to it lol
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It's and expression that doesn't have a real meaning. It could mean something like "it's like," or "you know what"
It's useful because you can use it to fill the silence while you're thinking about how to say something in Japanese
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I think it's just like 'I know' or 'you know'.
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Oh that's true, like @mw2 said, it can also mean "something" . In that case it comes from "何か" (なにか) and was shortened
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If you use it often you would look a bit unenducated
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