how to say yes in different languages
How to Say 'Yes' in Different Languages
Saying 'yes' is very easy, irrespective of what language it is said in. Read this Buzzle article to know how to say 'yes' in different languages.
"Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best."
Although the word 'yes' implies agreement universally, it definitely has some distinct value. The positivity that it spreads and the motivation that it provides makes the 'yes' word such an important part of our life. It also implies acceptance when used in the instance of a wedding vow 'yes, i do', or politeness in 'yes, please!'. With so much significance, it is yet the simplest word that can be learned in any language.
In the following grid, we list out how to say 'yes' in the major languages that are spoken all around the world.
―John C. Maxwell
'YES' in Various Languages
| Language | Yes |
| Afrikaans | ja |
| Albanian | po |
| Arabic | naäam |
| Armenian | ayo |
| Azerbaijani | hə/hæ |
| Basque | bai |
| Belarusian | dy |
| Bengali | hām̐ |
| Bosnian | da |
| Bulgarian | da |
| Catalan | si |
| Cebuano | oo |
| Chinese | shì de |
| Croatian | da |
| Czech | ano |
| Danish | ja |
| Dutch | ja |
| English | yes |
| Esperanto | jes |
| Estonian | jah |
| Filipino | oo |
| Finnish | kyllä |
| French | oui |
| Galician | si |
| Georgian | diakh |
| German | ja |
| Greek | ναί |
| Gujarati | hā |
| Haitian | repons lan se wi |
| Hausa | a |
| Hebrew | ken |
| Hindi | hām̐ |
| Hmong | muaj |
| Hungarian | igen |
| Icelandic | já |
| Igbo | ee |
| Indonesian | iya nih |
| Irish | sea |
| Italian | sì |
| Japanese | hai |
| Javanese | ya |
| Language | Yes |
| Kannada | haudu |
| Khmer | baat |
| Korean | ye |
| Lao | yes |
| Latin | sic |
| Latvian | jā |
| Lithuanian | taip |
| Macedonian | da |
| Malagasy | eny |
| Malay | ya |
| Maltese | iva |
| Maori | ae |
| Marathi | hōya |
| Mongolian | tiim |
| Nepali | hō |
| Norwegian | ja |
| Polish | tak |
| Persian | baleh |
| Punjabi | han ji |
| Portuguese | sim |
| Russian | da |
| Romanian | da |
| Slovak | áno |
| Serbian | da |
| Somali | haa |
| Slovenian | ja |
| Swahili | ndiyo |
| Spanish | sí |
| Swedish | ja |
| Tamil | aam |
| Telugu | avunu |
| Thai | chı̀ |
| Turkish | evet |
| Ukrainian | da |
| Urdu | jee haan |
| Uzbek | ha |
| Vietnamese | vâng |
| Welsh | ie |
| Yiddish | yʼá |
| Yoruba | bẹẹni |
| Zulu | yebo |