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Meaning of yes | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR A1 Common
jɛs

Definitions

  1. Used to show agreement or acceptance.
  2. Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
  3. Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
    humorous

Equivalents

العربية أجل إي بلى معلوم نعم يه
Bosanski da da ha ja ja ja si si tak да
Čeština ano
Deutsch doch wohl wohl
Español sí SI
Suomi joo
Français si yes yes
Gàidhlig 's e
עברית הן כן
हिन्दी जी हाँ हाँ
Hrvatski da da ha ja ja ja si si tak да
Bahasa Indonesia ya, mau yap
Italiano si
日本語 いいえ 惟
한국어 그렇지 아니요
Kurdî da da da ha ha ha ha sî sî
Latina enim hoc ille ita ita vero sic
Nederlands toch wel
Polski abogać ajuzci ano owszem tak
Português sim
Русский ещё как напротив
Српски da da da ha ja ja ja si si tak да да
Svenska ja
ไทย อืม เจ้าข้า
Türkçe evet ha
Tiếng Việt dạ phải 吔 夜

Examples

“Yes, you are correct.”
“Yes, you may go play outside now.”
“Yes, sir, we have your package right here.”
“Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy? — Yes, I’m busy.”
“It was not my fault we lost the race. Oh, yes, it was!”
“Do you like cake, or pie? Yes.”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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See also

yes homo yes ma'am yes-huh yestaday yester yester-millennium

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