Doe Normaalja ja
What does ja ja mean in Dutch?
Meaning
- Ja ja
- yeah right (sarcastic)
Saying ja twice changes everything. A slow, flat ja ja means 'yeah right' or 'sure, sure': you don't believe what you just heard.
Said quickly and a bit annoyed, ja ja! means 'yes, yes, I heard you', the way a teenager answers a parent. In a chat there's no tone of voice, so ja ja almost always reads as sarcastic.
Examples
Ik ga vanaf morgen elke dag sporten. Ja ja.
From tomorrow I'm working out every day. Yeah right.
Ik lag gisteren echt om tien uur in bed. Ja ja.
I was really in bed by ten last night. Sure you were.
Ja ja, ik ruim het zo op.
Yes, yes, I'll clean it up in a minute.