<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='47' data-vocab-id='9'>あの</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='561'>強（つよ）い</span>チームに勝（か）つ<strong>なんて</strong>思（おも）わなかった。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='872'>紹介（しょうかい）</span><strong>なんて</strong>いりません。<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='905'>自分（じぶん）</span>で恋人（こいびと）を見（み）つけます。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='849'>私（わたし）</span>が太（ふと）っている<strong>なんて</strong>言（い）わないで。

嘘（うそ）<strong>なんか</strong>つかない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。信（しん）じて<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1047'>雨（あめ）</span><strong>なんか</strong>に負（ま）けている場合（ばあい）じゃないです<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。

「<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='465'>夢（ゆめ）</span><strong>なんか</strong>捨（す）てちまえ」って言（い）われたけど、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='349'>僕（ぼく）</span>は諦（あきら）めたくないんだ。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='957'>話（はなし）</span><strong>なんか</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='364'>全然（ぜんぜん）</span>聞（き）いていないん<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='154'>だから</span>、困（こま）ったもんだ。

泣（な）き寝入（ねい）り<strong>なんて</strong>したくない。<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='670'>最後（さいご）</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='360' data-vocab-id='992'>まで</span>戦（たたか）う！

あんな<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='1087'>高（たか）い</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='879'>絵（え）</span>を<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='26' data-vocab-id='974'>買（か）う</span><strong>なんて</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='493'>どう</span>かしている。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='349'>僕（ぼく）</span>には道案内（みちあんない）<strong>なんて</strong>できません<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。

人生（じんせい）<strong>なんて</strong>そんなもんさ。

お世辞（せじ）<strong>なんて</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='476'>大嫌（だいきら）い</span>だ！

なんて, なんと and なんか - when and how exactly do you use these three?

Using 「なんか」 just about everywhere

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんか</span> is an expression in Japanese that is frequently associated with the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='89'>など</span>. They are thought to have overlapping meanings in many circumstances, and <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんか</span> itself may be considered an <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span>. <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんて</span> is an extension of this, and may be considered an abbreviation of などという 'to say something like'.<br>Both なんか and なんて are used in the same way as <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='89'>など</span>, having translations like 'such as', and 'things like' in English. The primary difference between なんか and なんて is that なんて is far more common after 用言（ようげん） (conjugatable words). This includes verbs, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='24'>い-Adjectives</span>, and <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='28'>な-Adjectives</span>. On the other hand, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんか</span> is almost exclusively used after 体言（たいげん） (unconjugatable words). In other words, nouns.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='369'>こんな</span>嵐（あらし）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>中（なか）走（はし）る<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんて</span>、頭（あたま）おかしい<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='405'>んじゃない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>You are going to do something like run in the storm? You must be crazy.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>北海道（ほっかいどう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>こんな<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>寒（さむ）い<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんて</span>おもわ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='897'>なかった</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I didn't think Hokkaido would be this cold or anything.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>心配（しんぱい）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんて</span>し<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='764'>ている</span>場合（ばあい）じゃない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>This is no time for things such as worrying.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>テレビ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんか</span>叩（たた）けば<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='673'>だいたい</span>直（なお）るだろ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Things like TV's will be fixed most of the time if you hit them, right?</div></li></ul>Despite the 体言（たいげん） and 用言（ようげん） tendency, most native speakers will not consider it incorrect to use either <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんか</span> or <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんて</span> with any type of word.<div class='writeup-funfact'><div class='funfact-header'>Fun Fact</div>Both <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんか</span> and <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんて</span> are often used to show a low evaluation of the word that they follow. This can come across as humility when used in relation to oneself, or as an insult when used in relation to others.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>私（わたし）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんか</span>5年間（ねんかん）スペイン語（ご）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>勉強（べんきょう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>し<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='765'>ている</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='130'>のに</span>まだ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='375'>全然（ぜんぜん）</span>会話（かいわ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>できない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='2'>です</span>。 (Humility)</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I have studied Spanish for 5 years, but I can't speak it at all yet.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>お前（まえ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんて</span>どうせ、家（いえ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='25'>で</span>ゴロゴロし<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='764'>ている</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='43'>だけ</span>だろ。 (Insult)</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Someone like you probably just loafs around the house, don't you?</div></li></ul>Don't let this point stop you from using <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんか</span> or <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんて</span> though, as many native speakers use it simply to fill the silence in modern Japanese.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>酷（ひど）いこと<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>言（い）った<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='16'>の</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='3'>は</span>分（わ）かる<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='17'>んだ</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='361'>けど</span>、<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='296'>なんか</span>、情熱的（じょうねつてき）になって言（い）っちゃった。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I am aware that I said something mean, but, you know, I said it because I got emotional.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

なんて

such as, things like, emphasis