oh well

[JONO.]

How would one translate this to russian?

Context:

Guy 1: "he's just feeling a bit tired, that's why he didn't come."

Guy 2: "hmm, oh well.."

Thanks,

 

[Maroseika]

А, ну ладно.

 

[Lepus timidus]

One possibility:

- Он просто немного устал, по(э)тому и не пришёл.
- Хм, ну-ну...

Just FYI: Russian "хм" would be purely nasal, with mouth closed and rather strong expiration for "х". It is usually not read letter-by-letter.

 

[Maroseika]

O
- Хм, ну-ну...

I'm not sure this is correct. Russian ну-ну expresses a kind of distrust in the shape of formal trust, so to say; while original English phrase is quite straight.

 

[rusita preciosa]

I agree with Maroseika re: ну-ну.
"Oh well" could be also "ну и ладно" / 'ну и бог с ним" (indifference).

 

[Natalisha]

"Oh well" can also be translated as "ну что же".

 

[morzh]

One possibility:

- Он просто немного устал, по(э)тому и не пришёл.
- Хм, ну-ну...

Just FYI: Russian "хм" would be purely nasal, with mouth closed and rather strong expiration for "х". It is usually not read letter-by-letter.

If it was "well, well" then you'd be right. Otherwise like Maroseika said...."oh, well" is a sigh of acceptance, whereas "well, well" same as "ну-ну" carries a bit ironic/sceptical feeling.