yani

Meaning

1. (adjectival,adverbial,conjunctive,prepositional) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
2. er, so, uh, well

Hyphenated as

ya‧ni

Pronounced as (IPA)

[jɑːni]

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یعنی (yani), from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “he means”).

Sentences

Yani bir iş icat ettim.

So I invented a business.

Böylece erkek tahakkümü görmeden, yani tabii olarak büyüdüm.

So I grew up without male domination, of course.

Ve en zorlu seyirci , yani çocuklar arasındaki ilgiyi nasıl devam ettirebiliyorsunuz?

And how do you sustain interest among the toughest of audiences, namely children?