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How to say yes in German?

How to say yes in German?

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Barry Mclean

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Barry Mclean, Sales Manager, MBA, Ewa

Answered Aug 13, 2020

If you want to say yes in German, the right word to use is "ja." However, as simple as this word looks, you might confuse a lot of German speakers if you decide to pronounce the word as "jar." The pronunciation of this word is not the same as it looks. Most times, the letter "J" in German is pronounced as the letter "Y."

So, if you want to say pronounce the German word "ja," you can pronounce it like when you want to say, "Yah." With this, you won't have any problem communicating your mind to other German speakers around you.

At times, the word "ja" can be used together with another German word "bitte," which means, please. So, when you use them together, it means "yes, please." The German word bitte is pronounced as (BIH-tuh). Just as there are other words or phrases you can use in English to convey the exact meaning as "yes," this also exists in German. Germans also use "okay" to replace the word "yes."

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Matz Lewis Clark

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Matz Lewis Clark, College student, Graduation, Orlando

Answered Aug 13, 2020

Have you always been interested to know more about the German language? You are not alone because there are always going to be people who will wish that they know more than one language. If you want to learn how to speak German, you need to start with the basics.

When you want to say yes in German, you simply need to say “Ja.” If you want to say “no,” you would need to say, “Nein.” There are some people who may become confused with some German words that seem to be mixed in together, such as “Jawohl,” which may sound a bit similar to “yes” but longer. If you do hear this, this means “indeed.”

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M. Klose

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M. Klose, Content Writer, Oakland

Answered Aug 12, 2020

Yes is a word used across all languages. It is a word that shows acceptance or agreement of something. In German, there are various ways to say the word Yes. One way is to use the word Ja. Though the word has a J, the J is pronounced like a Y.

So, when a person says this word, it will sound like Ya. The a in the word should also be drawn out to sound like "Ah". If a person wants to be more polite, they will use the word "bitte" at the end of it, which would mean Yes please.

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J. Shatner

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J. Shatner, Content writer, Boston

Answered Aug 12, 2020

The easiest and the most common way of saying yes in German is to simply say “JA” as it is in English, there are other words or phrases that can be used to indicate agreement or acceptance in German.

Firstly, you have to pronounce “j” as “y” by train yourself to think of that hard “y” sound whenever you see a “j.” Also, try to out the ah sound because basically “A” sounds the same, whether long or short.

in order to be polite, you can add “bittle,” which means, please. other words that you can use as an alternative instead of saying “JA” include

1. You can say okay
2. Use “genau” which means exactly
3. Use “gern” to agree to go somewhere

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Morg

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Morg , teacher, Centerville

Answered Jul 29, 2020

Yes in German is "ja", but you read it like "ya".

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