Borrowed from Afrikaans ja (“yes”), from Dutch ja (“yes”). More at yea.
1. "Ja" Is the German "Yes"
If you're responding to someone who has asked you if you would like something or need anything, for example in a restaurant, it's polite to add “takk” after your response of yes or no. “Takk” means “thank you”, so if you'd like to say “yes, please”, the appropriate Norwegian phrasing would be “ja takk”.
If you'd like to say “yes” in Swedish, you'd say “ja.” And if you'd like to say “no,” all you need is a simple “nej.” Here are a few other basic phrases you'll find useful: Ursäkta = Excuse me.
To answer yes to this question, you say “Is Meiriceánach mé” or the short version is Is ea, commonly pronounced shah.
Sometimes spelt as one word ('naja'), the closest translation of na ja would be 'Well'. But, just like how in English the word 'well' can be used in different ways and depend on tone of voice, so can na ja in German!
German Interjections to Express Joy
In English you can express joy by saying “Hooray!”, “Yay!”, or if you're feeling traditional, “Yippee!” German also has several words for “hooray”: Hurra (pronounced with a light breath in), Jippi and Juhu.
3. Ano (ah-noh) = Yes.
In Russian, oy (ой) is often used as an expression of various degrees of surprise. In the Scandinavian languages, Oi! or the Swedish variant, Oj!, is commonly used as an exclamation of surprise, like "Oh" or "Whoops".
'Yes' in Japanese is はい (hai), but you often hear わかりました (wakarimashita) which literally means 'I understand' or 'OK, I agree. ' However, in informal situations, it is also acceptable to say OK です (it's OK) and, particularly amongst friends, you can utter ええ (ee).
Scots are known for pronouncing traditional words in unpredictable ways. Listen out for “yes” pronounced as “aye”, “dae” as “do” and “dinnae” as “don't“. It's probably worth having a look through a guide to Scottish slang before your trip.
Acushla comes from the Irish Gaelic cuisle, which can mean "darling" but more literally means "pulse" or "vein." It's an adaptation of the Irish Gaelic a cuisle ("oh darling"). Cuisle was sometimes also paired with ma to give us macushla ("my darling"), as well as our next term of endearment....
You/Ye. If you look up the word ye in a dictionary it will tell you the word is archaic, and died out in general usage several hundred years ago. Not in West Cork! It is in common usage, here and elsewhere in Ireland, as the plural of you.
Now the word for "yes" is simple. It is "kyllä".
There are plenty of ways to agree with someone or give the affirmative in Swedish. “Ja” simply meaning “yes.” “Jo” is often used colloquially to mean the same thing, but from a grammatical standpoint should be used when there is a negative in the original question.
It (OPA) literally means “to jump” and it's used in many ways to say “bravo”, “WoW”, “all right” or in today's lingo, “You Go”! When a Greek says OPA, they are usually dispensing complements, admiring your zest for life, your dancing or drinking prowess or showing their admiration of a performance.
The Russian word for Yes is Да (da).