聞きな

listen, hear, ask

→ 聞く

聞き ask + な Imperative or prohibitive marker

verb · informal Rare #44,957

listen, hear A casual, shortened command form of 聞きなさい; it can sound commanding.

JA: まず、よく聞きな。

EN: First, listen carefully.

ask A casual, shortened command form of 聞きなさい; it can sound commanding.

JA: 分からなかったら先生に聞きな。

EN: If you don't understand, ask the teacher.

Conjugation of 聞く

Imperative

Listen up, Aryan!

— ジョジョ・ラビット (2019)

Well, listen.

— Sanjuro (1962)

Listen up.

— 天空の城ラピュタ (1986)

Go ask your parents.