Yes in different languages
How to say “Yes” in 67 different languages, each written out, romanized and pronounced, and checked for natural everyday use. Tap the speaker to hear it, then practise saying it yourself in the SPAIKING app.
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“Yes” in 67 languages at a glance
| Language | “Yes” | Pronunciation | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | Sí | see | Use 'sí' when you want to affirm something or agree with someone |
| 🇫🇷 French | Oui | wee | You can use 'oui' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese | はい | hai | Use 'はい' when you want to affirm something or agree with someone |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | Sì | see | You can use 'sì' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇩🇪 German | Ja | yah | You can use 'Ja' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇰🇷 Korean | 네 | neh | Use '네' in most situations when you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇨🇳 Chinese | 是 | shuh | You can use '是' to confirm something or agree with a statement |
| 🇷🇺 Russian | Да | dah | Use 'Да' to agree with someone or to confirm something |
| 🇧🇷 Portuguese | Sim | seem | Use 'sim' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇸🇦 Arabic | نعم | nahm | You can use 'نعم' in almost any situation where you need to agree or confirm something |
| 🇮🇳 Hindi | हाँ | haan | You can use 'हाँ' to agree with someone or to confirm something |
| 🇬🇧 English | Yes | yes | Use 'yes' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇳🇱 Dutch | Ja | yah | Use 'ja' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇸🇪 Swedish | Ja | yah | Use 'Ja' when you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇩🇰 Danish | Ja | yah | You can use 'Ja' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇵🇱 Polish | tak | tahk | You can use 'tak' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇹🇷 Turkish | Evet | eh-vet | You can use 'Evet' in any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesian | Ya | yah | You can use 'Ya' to agree with someone or to confirm something |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnamese | Có | koh | You can use 'Có' in everyday conversations to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇺🇦 Ukrainian | Так | tahk | Use 'Так' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇹🇭 Thai | ใช่ | chai | You can use 'ใช่' to agree with someone or confirm information |
| 🇬🇷 Greek | Ναι | neh | You can use 'Ναι' in any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇵🇭 Tagalog | Oo | oh-oh | Use 'Oo' when you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇮🇱 Hebrew | כן | ken | You can use 'כן' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇳🇴 Norwegian | Ja | yah | You can use 'ja' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇷🇴 Romanian | Da | dah | You can use 'Da' in everyday conversations to agree with someone |
| 🇨🇿 Czech | Ano | ah-no | You can use 'Ano' in almost any situation where you need to agree or confirm something |
| 🇭🇺 Hungarian | Igen | ee-gen | Use 'igen' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇫🇮 Finnish | Kyllä | koo-lah | You can use 'Kyllä' in any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇵🇰 Urdu | جی ہاں | jee haan | You can use 'جی ہاں' to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇷🇸 Serbian | Da | dah | You can use 'Da' in response to questions or statements when you agree or confirm something |
| 🇭🇷 Croatian | Da | dah | You can use 'Da' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgarian | Да | dah | Use 'Да' when you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak | Áno | ah-no | Use 'Áno' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇮🇳 Tamil | ஆம் | ahm | Use 'ஆம்' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇮🇳 Telugu | అవును | ah-voo-noo | Use this phrase to agree with someone or to confirm something |
| 🇧🇩 Bengali | হ্যাঁ | hyaam | Use 'হ্যাঁ' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇲🇾 Malay | Ya | yah | You can use 'Ya' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇮🇷 Persian | بله | beh-leh | You can use 'بله' in any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇳🇵 Nepali | हो | ho | Use 'हो' when you want to affirm something or agree with a statement |
| 🇦🇱 Albanian | Po | poh | Use 'Po' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇮🇳 Malayalam | അതെ | a-thay | Use 'അതെ' when you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇮🇳 Kannada | ಹೌದು | how-doo | Use this phrase when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇮🇳 Marathi | होय | ho-ye | Use 'होय' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇮🇳 Gujarati | હા | haa | You can use 'હા' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇰🇪 Swahili | ndiyo | n-dee-yoh | You can use 'ndiyo' in response to questions or statements to show agreement |
| 🇿🇦 Afrikaans | Ja | yah | You can use 'ja' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇮🇪 Irish | Tá | taw | You can use 'Tá' in everyday conversations when you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🏴 Welsh | Ie | yay | Use 'Ie' when you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🏛️ Latin | Ita | ee-tah | Use 'Ita' in everyday conversations to affirm something |
| 🌺 Hawaiian | Āe | ah-eh | Use 'Āe' when you want to affirm or agree with someone |
| 🇳🇿 Maori | Āe | ah-eh | Use 'Āe' to affirm something or agree with a statement |
| 🇿🇦 Zulu | Yebo | yeh-boh | Use 'Yebo' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇳🇬 Yoruba | Bẹẹni | beh-eh-nee | You can use 'Bẹẹni' to agree with someone or to confirm something |
| 🇳🇬 Hausa | Eh | eh | You can use 'Eh' to agree with someone or to confirm something |
| 🇸🇴 Somali | Haa | hah | You can use 'Haa' in everyday conversations to agree or confirm something |
| 🇮🇸 Icelandic | Já | yow | You can use 'já' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇪🇸 Catalan | Sí | see | You can use 'sí' in any situation where you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇲🇲 Burmese | ဟုတ်ကဲ့ | hoat-keh | You can use 'ဟုတ်ကဲ့' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇰🇭 Khmer | បាទ | baht | You can use this word to agree with someone or to confirm something |
| 🇱🇰 Sinhala | ඔව් | oh-oo | You can use 'ඔව්' in response to questions or statements when you agree or confirm something |
| 🇱🇦 Lao | ແມ່ນ | meh-n | You can use this word to agree with someone or to confirm information |
| 🇪🇹 Amharic | አዎን | ah-won | You can use 'አዎን' in everyday conversations when you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇬🇪 Georgian | დიახ | dee-akh | Use 'დიახ' in formal situations or when you want to sound polite |
| 🇦🇲 Armenian | Այո | ah-yo | Use 'Այո' when you want to agree or confirm something |
| 🇦🇫 Pashto | هو | ho | You can use 'هو' when you want to agree with someone or confirm something |
| 🇵🇰 Sindhi | ها | haa | You can use 'ها' to agree with someone or to confirm something |
Yes in French
Oui (wee)
You can use 'oui' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something. It is appropriate in both formal and informal contexts. 'Ouais' is best reserved for casual conversations among friends.
Examples
- Oui, j'aime ce film.
Yes, I like this movie.
Other ways to say it
- Ouais: more casual, often used in informal conversations
Yes in Spanish
Sí (see)
Use 'sí' when you want to affirm something or agree with someone. It can be used in both formal and informal situations. It's a simple and direct way to say yes in Spanish.
Examples
- ¿Te gustaría ir al cine? Sí.
Would you like to go to the movies? Yes. - ¿Es tu cumpleaños hoy? Sí, lo es.
Is it your birthday today? Yes, it is.
Other ways to say it
- Claro: used to mean 'of course' or 'surely' in casual contexts
- Por supuesto: more formal way to say 'of course'
Yes in German
Ja (yah)
You can use 'Ja' in almost any situation where you want to agree or confirm something. It is suitable for both casual and formal conversations. Use it when someone asks you a question and you want to say yes.
Examples
- Kommst du zur Party? Ja.
Are you coming to the party? Yes. - Hast du das Buch gelesen? Ja, ich habe es gelesen.
Have you read the book? Yes, I have read it.
Other ways to say it
- Jawohl: more formal, often used in military or official contexts
- Ja, genau: used to emphasize agreement or confirmation
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How do you say “Yes” in different languages?
Spanish: Sí · French: Oui · Japanese: はい · Italian: Sì · German: Ja · Korean: 네.
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