Saying ‘yes’ is very easy, irrespective of what language it is said in. Read this Penlighten article to know how to say ‘yes’ in different languages.
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.
| 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 |
Now saying ‘yes’ in different ways might seem easy, but on the flip side though, a word of caution; before using ‘yes’ in a foreign language, be absolutely sure for what you are agreeing to.
