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"Yes" is one of the most commonly-used and important words in any language. It can signal that you want something, like something, or your opinion. Without yes, we would be spilling out several unneeded sentences, just to reply to something that has been said to us. This is why it's important to know how to say "yes" in many different languages. This way, when you travel the world, talk to someone from another country, you will have the knowledge required to say that word -yes. Just make sure you know what you are saying yes to, and know how to say no.
In English say "Yes." (Sounds like "yehss.")[1]
In Spanish and Italian, say "Sí." (Sounds like "see.")[2]
If French say "Oui" (Sounds like "we.")[3]
In German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Swedish and Norwegian it is "Ja." (Sounds like "Yah.")[4]
In Danish and Faroese it is "Ja." (Sounds like "yeah".)[5]
In Portuguese and Cape-Verdean Creole it is "Sim" (Sounds like "sing")[6]
In Hebrew(Yiddish) it is "Ken."[7]
In Irish, it is "Sea". (Pronounced "Shah".)
In Esperanto it is "Jes." (Sounds like "yes.")[8]
In Japanese it is "Hai." (Sounds like "hi")
In Swahili it is "Ndiyo." (Sounds like "nn-DEE-oh")
In Hindi and Urdu say "Haa'n" or "Gee"
In Tagalog, say "Oo." (Sounds like "AWE-awe")
In Mandarin when answering an "I am" question, say "是 [Shi]" (Sounds like "Shr.")
In Persian say "Baleh" or "Areh."
In Arabic say "Na'am"
In Armenian say a-yo
In Icelandic, say "Já" (Pronounced "Yow.")
In Hindi, say "Haan" (Pronounced "Haa")
In Punjabi, say "Hanji"
In Marathi, say "Ho"
In Slovak, say "Áno"
In Czech, say "Ano"
In Hungarian, say "Igen"
In Russian, say Да "Da"
In Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, and Romanian say "Da"
In Slovene, say "Ja" (or "Da" in highly official situations)
In Turkish, say "Evet" (Sounds like "ae-wet")
In Telugu, say "Avunu"
In Kannada, say ಹೌದು (how-du) / ಸರಿ (suh-ri)
In Greek, say "Nai" (Sounds like "n-ae")
In Polish, say "tak" (Sounds like "tack")
In Lithuanian, say "Taip"
In Scots dialect, say "Aye" (Sounds like "eye")
In Scottish Gaidhlig, say "Tha" (sounds like "ha")
In Basque, say "Bai"
In Welsh, say "Ydw" or "Oes" (Sounds like "Uh-do" or "Oy-s")
In Gujarati, say "Haan"
In Luxembourg, say "Jo" (Sounds like "Yoh")
In Finnish, say "Kyllä" or "Joo"
In Swedish it's "Ja" (Sounds like YA)
In Indonesian and Malaysian, say "Ya" (sounds like "Yah")
In Estonian, say "Jah" (sounds like "Yah")
In Tamil, say "Sari" (சரி) (pronounced sa-ri) or "Aam" (ஆம்) (sounds like Ām).
In Korean, say "Ne" (네)
What language do they speak in Belgium?
Donagan
Top Answerer
In Belgium they primarily speak Dutch (Flemish) and French. A small minority speaks German.
What language is "da" yes in?
Russian, Ukrainian, Belorusian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian.
How do I say "Hi" in Chinese?
Sun Donkun
You can say 你好 (nee-khow) to greet people in Mandarin Chinese. In Cantonese, you can say "lay-hou" (younger accent) or "nay-hou" (traditional accent). For slang or talking to your close friends, just say "khow" by omitting "nee."
In which language does the word "ochi" mean "yes"?
Not sure. However, the word "ochi" (óxi) means "no" in Greek.
How o I pronounce "yes" in Lithuanian?
T-ah-ee-p. (It sounds a little bit like the English word 'type,' but the Y sound sounds more like 'ai.')
How do I say yes in Bangla?
হ্যাঁ | - Hyan - the "n" is nasal, pronounced at the same time as the "a" and often accompanies the "‍্য" (represented by the "y"). This is unique to Bengali/Bangla, and makes it very different in comparison to other languages from India (most of which uses some variations of the Gupta script, which is traditionally used to write Sanskrit).
How do I say yes in Belgium?
There are several languages spoken in Belgium. The main ones are Dutch and French, so you'd say "ja" and "oui" respectively. Some people also speak German, which is also "ja."
You might want to try to use their local accent.
Some languages have no actual word for yes, and require you to repeat the verb. This is true of Irish, Scottish, Gaelic, Thai, and Mandarin Chinese.
Make sure you know what you are agreeing to.
Make sure you also know how to say No.
Be careful how you say it, as it might come out inappropriate or unintelligible.
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Español: decir sí en diferentes idiomas, Italiano: Dire Sì in Diverse Lingue, Português: Dizer Sim em Diferentes Idiomas, Русский: сказать "да" на разных языках, Deutsch: Ja sagen in verschiedenen Sprachen, Français: dire oui en différentes langues, Bahasa Indonesia: Mengatakan Ya dalam Berbagai Bahasa, العربية: قول نعم بلغات مختلفة, Nederlands: Ja zeggen in diverse talen
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