View source for yes

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==Translingual==

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{ISO 639|3}}

===See also===
* {{langcat|yes}}

==English==
{{wikipedia|yes and no}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|yes}}, from {{inh|en|ang|ġīese|t=by all means, of course, yes}}, derived from the same root as {{m|en|yea}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/jɛs/|a=UK,US}}
** {{audio|en|En-uk-yes.ogg|a=UK}}
** {{audio|en|En-us-yes.ogg|a=US}}
* {{IPA|en|/jes/|a=NZ}}
** {{audio|en|En-nz-yes.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛs|s=1}}

===Particle===
{{en-part}}

# {{non-gloss|Used to show [[agree]]ment or acceptance.}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Yes''', you are correct.}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Yes''', you may go play outside now.}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Yes''', sir, we have your package right here.}}
#* '''2016''', [https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003034/https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-lesson-8-are-you-busy/3253185.html VOA Learning English] (public domain)
#*: Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy? &mdash; '''Yes''', I’m busy.
#*:: {{audio|en|Hi, Jonathan. Are you busy - Yes, I’m busy.ogg|a=US}}
# {{non-gloss|Used to indicate ''disagreement'' or ''dissent'' in reply to a negative statement.}}
#: {{ux|en|It was not my fault we lost the race.<br>Oh, '''yes''', it was!}}
# {{lb|en|humorous}} {{n-g|Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.}}
#: {{ux|en|Do you like cake, or pie?<br>'''Yes'''.}}

====Usage notes====
* In Old and Middle English, ''yes'' was a more forceful affirmative than {{m|en|yea}}.
* An example of '''yes''' used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent ''does'' want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table below.

====Synonyms====
* Dialect or archaic forms: [[arr]], [[ay]], [[aye]], [[yea]], [[yassuh]]
* Nautical, military, telecommunications: [[affirmative]]
* Colloquial or slang forms: [[ya]], [[yah]], [[yeah]], <!--links to pronoun only: [[ye]], -->[[yeh]], [[yep]], [[yeppers]], [[yup]], [[yuppers]], [[yus]], [[ahuh]], [[mhm]], [[uh huh]].
* See also: [[Thesaurus:yes]]

====Antonyms====
* Standard form: [[no]]
* Nautical, military, telecommunications: [[negative]]
* Dialect or archaic forms: [[nay]]
* Colloquial or slang forms: [[ixnay]], [[nah]], [[naw]], [[nope]]
* See also: [[Thesaurus:no]]

====Coordinate terms====
* {{sense|expression of agreement or acceptance}} {{l|en|nod}}

====Derived terms====
{{col3|en
|say yes|yes and|yes way|yes woman|yes-huh|yes-man|yes-no
|yes and amen
|yes and no
|{{l|en|yesman}}, {{l|en|yes man}}
|yes-no question
|yessuh
|yessum|very yes|yes-brainer
}}

====Translations====
{{multitrans|data=
{{trans-top|word used to indicate agreement or acceptance}}
* Abkhaz: {{tt|ab|ааи}}, {{tt|ab|аиеи}}
* Afrikaans: {{tt+|af|ja}}
* Albanian: {{tt+|sq|po}}
* Aleut: {{tt|ale|aang}}
* Alutiiq: {{tt|ems|aa'a}}
* American Sign Language: {{tt|ase|S@Side Nod}}
* Amharic: {{tt|am|አዎን}}
* Apache:
*: Western Apache: {{tt|apw|au}}, {{tt|apw|haʼah}}
* Arabic: {{tt+|ar|نَعَم}}, {{tt+|ar|أَجَل}}, {{tt+|ar|إِي}}
*: Algerian Arabic: {{tt|arq|ايه}}, {{tt|arq|هيه}}, {{tt|arq|واه}}
*: Cypriot Arabic: {{tt|acy|ye}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{tt|arz|أَيْوَة|tr=ʔaywa}}, {{tt|arz|ايوه|tr=ʔaywa}}, {{tt|arz|اه|tr=ā}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{tt|acw|إيوه|tr=īwa}}, {{tt|acw|نَعَم|tr=naʕam}} {{qualifier|in response to call}}
*: Iraqi Arabic: {{tt|acm|إي|tr=ī}}
*: North Levantine Arabic: {{tt|apc|اِيه|tr=ē}}, {{tt|ajp|نعم|tr=naʔam}}
*: South Levantine Arabic: {{tt|ajp|آه|tr=ʔā}}, {{tt|ajp|أيوه|tr=ʔaywa}}, {{tt|ajp|نعم|tr=naʔam}}
* Aragonese: {{tt|an|sí}}
* Aramaic:
*: Hebrew: {{tt|arc|אין|tr=’ēn}}
*: Syriac: {{tt|arc|ܐܝܢ|tr=’ēn}}
* Armenian: {{tt+|hy|այո}} {{qualifier|polite}}, {{tt+|hy|հա}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Aromanian: {{tt|rup|ie}}
* Assamese: {{tt|as|অঁ}}, {{tt|as|হয়}} {{qualifier|formal}}
* Asturian: {{tt+|ast|sí}}
* Aymara: {{tt+|ay|jisa}}
* Azerbaijani: {{tt+|az|bəli}}, {{tt+|az|hə}}
* Bashkir: {{tt|ba|эйе}}
* Basque: {{tt+|eu|bai}}
* Belarusian: {{tt|be|так}}, {{tt|be|да}}
* Bengali: {{tt+|bn|হ্যাঁ}}, {{tt+|bn|জি}} {{qualifier|formal}}
* Bhojpuri: {{t|bho|हँ}}
* Bikol Central: {{tt+|bcl|iyo}}
* Breton: {{tt+|br|ya}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt+|bg|да}}
* Burmese: {{tt+|my|ဟုတ်ကဲ့}}, {{tt+|my|အင်း}}, {{tt+|my|အေး}} {{qualifier|among equals or to people of lower status}}
* Burushaski: {{tt|bsk|awá}}
* Carpathian Rusyn: {{tt|rue|айно}}, {{tt|rue|так}}, {{tt|rue|йо}}
* Catalan: {{tt+|ca|sí}}
* Central Atlas Tamazight: {{tt|tzm|ⵢⴰⵀ}}
* Central Sierra Miwok: {{tt|csm|guˀuh|m-p}}
* Chamicuro: {{tt|ccc|eje}}
* Chechen: {{tt|ce|хӏаъ}}
* Cherokee: {{tt|chr|ᎥᎥ}}
* Chichewa: {{tt|ny|inde}}
* Chickasaw: {{tt|cic|i̠i}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tt+|yue|係|tr=hai6}}, {{tt+|yue|唔|tr=m4}}, {{tt|yue|嗯|tr=ng2}}
*: Hokkien: {{tt+|nan-hbl|好|tr=hó}}, {{tt+|nan-hbl|是|tr=sī / sǐ}}
*: Mandarin: {{tt+|cmn|是|tr=shì}}, {{tt+|cmn|對|tr=duì}}, {{tt+|cmn|啊|tr=à}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}, (repeating the verb/attribute used in the question to mean "yes" 你'''知道'''吗？ '''知道''')
* Choctaw: {{tt|cho|ome}}
* Comanche: {{tt|com|haa}}
* Coptic: {{tt|cop|ⲁϩⲁ}}, {{tt|cop|ⲥⲉ}}
* Corsican: {{tt|co|iè}}, {{tt|co|sì}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|ano}}, {{tt+|cs|jo}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Danish: {{tt+|da|ja}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|ja}}
* Egyptian: {{t-egy|tjw|h=ti-W-A2}}
* Esperanto: {{tt+|eo|jes}}
* Estonian: {{tt+|et|jah}}, {{tt+|et|jaa}}
* Faroese: {{tt+|fo|ja}}
* Fijian: {{tt+|fj|io}}
* Finnish: {{q|{{w|echo answer}} - use the verb}}, {{tt+|fi|kyllä}} {{qualifier|literary}}, {{tt+|fi|joo}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}, {{tt+|fi|juu}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Franco-Provençal: {{tt|frp|ouè}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|oui}}
* Friulian: {{tt|fur|sì}}
* Galician: {{tt+|gl|si}}
* Garo: {{tt|grt|hoe}}
* Georgian: {{tt|ka|დიახ}}, {{tt|ka|კი}}, {{tt|ka|ჰო}}, {{tt|ka|ხო}}
* German: {{tt+|de|ja}}
*: Bavarian: {{tt|bar|jo}}
*: Pennsylvania German: {{tt|pdc|ja}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|ναι}}
*: Ancient: {{tt|grc|ναί}}
* Greenlandic: {{tt|kl|aap}}
* Guaraní: {{tt|gn|heẽ}}
* Gujarati: {{tt|gu|હા}}
* Halkomelem: {{tt|hur|á:'a}}
* Hebrew: {{tt+|he|כֵּן|tr=ken}}, {{tt+|he|הֵן|tr=hen}} {{qualifier|rare, formal}}
* Hiligaynon: {{tt|hil|hoo}}
* Hindi: {{tt+|hi|हाँ}}, {{tt+|hi|जी}} {{qualifier|polite}}, {{tt|hi|जी हाँ}} {{qualifier|polite}}
* Hungarian: {{tt+|hu|igen}}
* Icelandic: {{tt+|is|já}}
* Ido: {{tt+|io|yes}}
* Igbo: {{t|ig|eē}}
* Ilocano: {{tt|ilo|wen}}
* Indonesian: {{tt+|id|ya}}
* Interlingua: {{tt+|ia|si}}
* Irish: {{qualifier|not used, affirmative form of the verb is used instead}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|sì}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|はい|tr=hai}} {{qualifier|polite}}, {{tt+|ja|ええ|tr=ē}}, {{tt+|ja|うん|tr=un}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Jeju: {{tt|jje|ᄋᆞ}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{tt|jje|예}} {{qualifier|polite}}
* Kabyle: {{tt|kab|ih}}
* Kaingang: {{tt|kgp|hÿ}}
* Kannada: {{tt+|kn|ಹೌದು}}
* Kapampangan: {{tt|pam|ua}}, {{tt|pam|ne}}, {{tt|pam|o}}, {{tt|pam|opu}}
* Kazakh: {{tt+|kk|иә}}
* Khmer: {{qualifier|female speaker}} {{tt|km|ច៎ា|tr=jaa}}, {{qualifier|male speaker}} {{tt+|km|បាទ|tr=baat}}, {{qualifier|informal}} {{tt+|km|អើ|tr=’aə}}, {{qualifier|very informal}} {{tt+|km|អឺ|tr=’əɨ}}, {{t+|km|ចាស}} {{qualifier|female speaker}}, {{t|km|ចា៎ះ}} {{qualifier|female speaker}}
* Konkani: {{t|kok|व्है|tr=vhai}}
* Korean: {{tt+|ko|네}}, {{tt+|ko|예}}, {{tt+|ko|응}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{tt+|ko|어}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|ئەرێ}}, {{t|ckb|بەڵێ}}, {{t+|ckb|ئا}}
* Kyrgyz: {{tt+|ky|ооба}}, {{tt+|ky|макул}}
* Lao: {{tt|lo|ແມ່ນ}}, {{tt|lo|ແມ່ນແລ້ວ}}, {{tt|lo|ໂດຍ}}
* Latgalian: {{tt|ltg|nui}}, {{tt|ltg|tai}}
* Latin: {{tt+|la|etiam}}, {{tt+|la|ita}} ({{m|la|est}}), {{tt|la|ita vērō}}, {{tt+|la|vērō}}, {{tt|la|sīc}} ({{m|la|est}})
* Latvian: {{tt+|lv|jā}}
* Laz: {{tt|lzz|ho}}, {{tt|lzz|xo}}
* Limburgish: {{tt+|li|jao}}
* Lithuanian: {{tt+|lt|taip}}
* Lombard: {{tt+|lmo|si}}, {{tt|lmo|haé}}
* Low German:
*: German Low German: {{tt+|nds-de|jo}}, {{tt+|nds-de|jo}}
* Luganda: {{tt|lg|yee}}
* Luo: {{tt|luo|ee}}
* Luxembourgish: {{tt+|lb|jo}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|да}}
* Malagasy: {{tt+|mg|eny}}
* Malay: {{tt+|ms|ya}}, {{qualifier|informal}} {{tt|ms|ha'ah}}
* Malayalam: {{tt+|ml|ശരി}}
* Maltese: {{tt+|mt|iva}}
* Mandinka: {{tt|mnk|haa}}
* Manx: {{tt|gv|she}}
* Maori: {{tt|mi|āe}}, {{tt|mi|ae}}
* Marwari: {{tt|mwr|हां}}
* Middle Korean: {{tt|okm|에ᇰ}}
* Mingrelian: {{tt|xmf|იახ}}, {{tt|xmf|ქო}}
* Mirandese: {{t-needed|mwl}}
* Miskito: {{tt|miq|au}}
* Mongolian: {{tt+|mn|тийм}}
* Motu: {{tt|meu|e}}, {{tt|meu|o}}, {{tt|meu|oi}}
* Mudburra: {{t|dmw|yuu}}, {{t|dmw|yuwayi}}
* Nahuatl: {{tt|nci|quemah}}
* Navajo: {{tt|nv|aooʼ|sc=Latn}}
* Neapolitan: {{tt|nap|eine}}, {{tt|nap|sine}}
* Nepali: {{tt|ne|सही}}, {{tt+|ne|जी}}, {{tt|ne|हाँ}}
* Nootka: {{tt|nuk|haa}}
* North Frisian: {{tt|frr|jåå}}
* Northern Ohlone: {{tt|cst|hé̄'e}}
* Northern Sami: {{tt|se|juo}}
* Norwegian: {{tt+|no|ja}}
* Occitan: {{tt+|oc|òc}}
* Odia: {{tt|or|ହଁ}}
* Old Church Slavonic: {{tt|cu|ⰵⰹ}}
* Old English: {{tt|ang|ġēa}}, {{tt|ang|ġīese}}
* Old French: {{tt|fro|oïl}}
* Old Saxon: {{tt|osx|ja}}
* Old Tupi: {{tt|tpw|pá}}
* Ossetian: {{tt|os|о}}
* Palauan: {{tt|pau|chochoi}}
* Pashto: {{tt+|ps|هو|tr=ho}}
* Persian:
*: Dari: {{tt+|prs|آری}}, {{tt+|prs|بَلی}}, {{tt+|prs|آه}} {{q|colloquial}}
*: Iranian Persian: {{tt+|fa-ira|بله|tr=bale}}, {{tt+|fa-ira|آره|tr=âre}}, {{tt+|fa-ira|آری|tr=âri}} {{q|archaic}}
* Picard: {{tt|pcd|oui}}
* Plautdietsch: {{tt+|pdt|jo}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|tak}}, {{q|informal}} {{tt+|pl|no}}, {{tt+|pl|ano}} {{q|informal}}, {{tt|pl|juści}} {{q|dialectal or outdated}}, {{tt+|pl|jo}} {{q|dialectal}}, {{tt+|pl|ja}} {{q|dialectal}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|sim}}
* Punjabi:
*: Gurmukhi: {{tt|pa|ਹਾਂ}},
*: Shahmukhi: {{tt|pa|ہاں}}, {{tt|pa|جِی}}, {{tt|pa|ہاں جِی}}, {{tt|pa|جْیا}}, {{tt|pa|آہو}}
* Quechua: {{tt|qu|arí}}
* Rapa Nui: {{tt|rap|eee}}
* Romani: {{tt|rom|va}}, {{tt|rom|ova}}, {{tt|rom|oja}}, {{tt|rom|ja}}, {{tt|rom|tam}}, {{tt|rom|tàmi}}
*: Vlax Romani: {{tt|rmy|ya}} {{qualifier|Kalderash}}
* Romanian: {{tt+|ro|da}}
* Romansch: {{qualifier|Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran}} {{tt|rm|gea}}, {{qualifier|Sursilvan}} {{tt|rm|gie}}, {{qualifier|Sutsilvan, Surmiran}} {{tt|rm|ea}}, {{qualifier|Puter, Vallader}} {{tt|rm|schi}}, {{qualifier|Puter, Vallader}} {{tt|rm|hei}}, {{qualifier|Vallader}} {{tt|rm|hai}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|да}}, {{tt+|ru|так}}, {{tt+|ru|ага́|tr=ahá, agá}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Samoan: {{tt|sm|ioe}}
* Sanskrit: {{tt+|sa|एवं}}, {{tt+|sa|आम्}}
* Sardinian: {{tt|sc|eja}}
* Saterland Frisian: {{tt|stq|jee}}
* Scots: {{tt|sco|aye}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{qualifier|not used, affirmative form of the verb is used instead}}; {{tt|gd|seadh}} {{qualifier|much more limited than English usage; used as general acknowledgement of an utterance}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{tt|sh|да}}
*: Roman: {{tt+|sh|da}}
* Shor: {{tt|cjs|эзе|tr=eze}}
* Sicilian: {{tt|scn|se}}, {{tt+|scn|sì}}
* Sikkimese: {{t-needed|sip}}
* Silesian: {{tt|szl|ja}}
* Sinhalese: {{tt|si|ඔවු}}
* Slovak: {{tt+|sk|áno}}, {{tt|sk|hej}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}, {{tt+|sk|no}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Slovene: {{tt+|sl|dà}}, {{tt+|sl|já}}
* Somali: {{tt+|so|haa}}
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{tt|dsb|jo}}
* Southern Ohlone: {{tt|css|gehe}}
* Southern Sierra Miwok: {{tt|skd|hy·ʔy·}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|sí}}, {{t+|es|pues}}
* Svan: {{tt|sva|ა̄დუ}}, {{tt|sva|ა̄დვ}}
* Swahili: {{tt+|sw|ndiyo}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|ja}}
* Sylheti: {{tt|syl|ꠅꠄ}}
* Tagalog: {{tt+|tl|oo}}, {{qualifier|polite}} {{tt+|tl|opo}}
* Taíno: {{tt|tnq|han}}, {{tt|tnq|jan}}
* Tajik: {{tt+|tg|ҳа}}, {{tt+|tg|бале}}, {{tt+|tg|оре}}
* Tamil: {{tt+|ta|ஆம்}}, {{tt+|ta|ஆமாம்}}
* Taos: {{tt|twf|hą}}
* Tatar: {{tt+|tt|әйе}}
* Telugu: {{tt+|te|అవును}}, {{tt+|te|ఔను}}
* Thai: {{tt+|th|ใช่}}, {{tt+|th|ครับ}} {{qualifier|male speaker}}, {{tt+|th|ค่ะ}} {{qualifier|female speaker}}, {{tt+|th|ถูก}}, {{tt+|th|ถูกต้อง}} {{qualifier|formal}}, {{tt+|th|อืม}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Tok Pisin: {{tt|tpi|ya}}, {{tt|tpi|yes}}, {{tt|tpi|yesa}}
* Tongan: {{tt|to|io}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|evet}}, {{tt+|tr|he}}, {{tt+|tr|ha}}
* Turkmen: {{tt|tk|hawa}}, {{t|tk|hä}}, {{t|tk|dogry}}, {{t|tk|howa}} {{qualifier|colluqial}}, {{t|tk|owa}} {{qualifier|colluqial}}, {{t|tk|he}} {{qualifier|colluqial}}
* Tuvan: {{tt|tyv|ийе}}
* Ukrainian: {{tt+|uk|так}}
* Urdu: {{tt|ur|ہاں|tr=hā̃}}, {{tt|ur|جی|tr=jī}}, {{tt|ur|جی ہاں|tr=jī hā̃}}, {{t|ur|بلیٰ|tr=balā}}, {{t|ur|بلے|tr=bale}}, {{t+|ur|آرے|tr=āre}}, {{t|ur|نعم|tr=na'am}}
* Uyghur: {{tt|ug|ھەئە|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{tt+|uz|ha}}, {{tt+|uz|boʻpti}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|vâng}} {{qualifier|Northern Vietnam}}, {{tt+|vi|dạ}} {{qualifier|Southern Vietnam}}, {{tt+|vi|có}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''có''}}, {{tt+|vi|phải}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''(có) phải''}}, {{tt+|vi|được}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''được không''}}, {{tt+|vi|rồi}} {{qualifier|in response to a question containing ''chưa''}}, {{tt+|vi|ờ}} {{qualifier|informal}}, {{tt+|vi|ừ}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* Volapük: {{tt+|vo|si}}
* Walloon: {{tt+|wa|oyi}}, {{tt+|wa|awè}}, {{tt+|wa|åy}}
* Welsh: {{qualifier|not used, affirmative form of the verb is used instead}}; {{tt|cy|ie}}, {{tt|cy|ia}} {{q|colloquial}}
* West Frisian: {{tt+|fy|ja}}
* Winnebago: {{tt|win|hąąhąʼa}}
* Wiradjuri: {{tt|wrh|ngawa}}
* Wolof: {{tt+|wo|waaw}}, {{tt|wo|waawaaw}}
* Xhosa: {{tt|xh|ewe}}
* Yagnobi: {{tt|yai|ҳа}}
* Yiddish: {{tt|yi|יאָ}}
* Yoruba: {{tt|yo|bẹ́ẹ̀ ni}}, {{tt|yo|bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni}}, {{tt|yo|hẹn (informal)}}
* Yup'ik: {{tt|esu|ii-i}}
* Zazaki: {{tt+|zza|e}}
* Zulu: {{tt+|zu|yebo}}
* ǃXóõ: {{tt|nmn|ʻée}}, {{tt|nmn|ʻíi}}, {{tt|nmn|ʻē êh}}
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{{trans-top|word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement}}
* Arabic: {{tt|ar|بَلَى}}
*: South Levantine Arabic: {{tt|ajp|مبلا|tr=mbala}}
* Breton: {{tt+|br|geo}}
* Catalan: {{tt+|ca|sí}}
* Danish: {{tt+|da|jo}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|jawel}}, {{tt+|nl|toch}}, {{qualifier|most common form}} {{tt+|nl|wel}}
* Estonian: {{tt+|et|ikka}}
* Faroese: {{tt|fo|jú}}, {{tt|fo|júgv}}
* Fijian: {{tt+|fj|ia}}, {{tt+|fj|io}}
* Finnish: {{tt|fi|''verb'' + [[-pas]]}}, {{tt+|fi|kylläpäs}}, {{tt+|fi|joopas}} {{q|colloquial}}, {{tt+|fi|juupas}} {{q|colloquial}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|si}}
* Georgian: {{tt|ka|კი}}
* German: {{tt+|de|doch}}, {{tt+|de|wohl}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|ναι}}
* Hebrew: {{tt|he|דווקא כן|tr=dávka (dáfka, colloquial) kén}}
* Hungarian: {{tt|hu|de igen}}, {{tt+|hu|de}}
* Icelandic: {{tt+|is|jú}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|sì}}, {{tt|it|invece sì}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|いいえ|tr=īe}}
* Kapampangan: {{tt|pam|alina}}, {{tt|pam|aliman}}, {{tt|pam|aliya}}, {{tt|pam|ua}}
* Korean: {{tt+|ko|아니요}}
* Latin: {{tt+|la|immō}}, {{tt|la|immō vērō}}
* Norwegian: {{tt+|no|jo}}
* Pashto: {{tt+|ps|هو|tr=ho}}
* Persian: {{tt+|fa|چرا|tr=čerâ}}
* Polish: {{tt|pl|ależ tak}}, {{tt+|pl|owszem}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|sim}}
* Romanian: {{tt|ro|ba da}}
* Romansch: {{qualifier|Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader}} {{tt|rm|bain}}, {{qualifier|Sursilvan}} {{tt|rm|bein}}, {{qualifier|Sutsilvan}} {{tt|rm|bagn}}, {{qualifier|Surmiran}} {{tt|rm|gea bagn}}, {{qualifier|Puter, Vallader}} {{tt|rm|bainschi}}, {{qualifier|Puter, Vallader}} {{tt|rm|bainschi hei}}, {{qualifier|Vallader}} {{tt|rm|bainschi hai}}
* Russian: {{tt|ru|ещё как}}, {{tt+|ru|наоборо́т}}, {{tt+|ru|напро́тив}}
* Sicilian: {{tt|scn|se}}, {{tt|scn|e mmeci se}}
* Slovene: {{tt+|sl|dà}}, {{tt+|sl|já}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|sí}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|jo}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt|vi|có chứ}} {{qualifier|in response to a statement containing ''không có''}}, {{tt|vi|được chứ}} {{qualifier|in response to a statement containing ''không được''}}
* Walloon: {{tt+|wa|siya}}
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{{checktrans-top}}
* Alabama: {{t-check|akz|yamá}}, {{t-check|akz|yamma}}
* Albanian: {{t+check|sq|po}}
* Arabic: {{t+check|ar|أَجَل}}
* Aymara: {{t+check|ay|jisa}}
* Breton: {{qualifier|1}} {{t+check|br|ya}}, {{t+check|br|eo}}, {{qualifier|2}} {{t+check|br|geo}}
* Chickasaw: {{t-check|cic|hohmi}}, {{t-check|cic|ah}}
* Garifuna: {{qualifier|used by males}} {{t-check|cab|ayé}}, {{qualifier|used by females}} {{t-check|cab|ayí}}
* Guaraní: {{t-check|gn|heẽ}}
* Inuktitut: {{t-check|iu|ᐄ}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t+check|ckb|ئا}}, {{t-check|ckb|بەڵێ}}
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+check|kmr|belê}}, {{t+check|kmr|erê}}, {{t+check|kmr|a}}, {{t+check|kmr|e}}
* Maguindanao: {{t-check|mdh|wai}}
* Malagasy: {{t+check|mg|eny}}
* Maléku Jaíka: {{t-check|gut|áo}}
* Sardinian: {{t-check|sc|eja}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t-check|sh|да}} {{t+check|sh|da}}
* Sinhalese: {{t-check|si|ඔවු}}
* Swahili: {{t+check|sw|ndiyo}}, {{t+check|sw|sawa}}
* Tausug: {{t-check|tsg|huun}}
* Tupinambá: {{qualifier|said by men}} {{t-check|tpn|pá}}, {{qualifier|said by men and women}} {{t-check|tpn|e'ẽ}}
* Tz'utujil: {{t-check|tzj|ken}}
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===Interjection===
{{en-interj}}

# {{ng|An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.}}
#: {{ant|en|no}}
#: {{ux|en|Our second goal of the match! '''Yes'''!}}
# {{ng|Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.}}
# {{lb|en|interrogative}} {{ng|Used to ask for more information with a request.}}
#: {{ux|en|I need some help.<br>'''Yes'''?}}

====Translations====
{{multitrans|data=
{{trans-top-also|expression of pleasure, joy or great excitement|yay}}
* Breton: {{tt+|br|ya}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|ja}}
* Esperanto: {{tt+|eo|jes}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|jes|alt=jes!}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|oui}}
* Georgian: {{tt|ka|ურა}}, {{tt|ka|ვაშა}}
* German: {{tt+|de|ja}}
* Gothic: {{tt|got|𐌾𐌰}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|ναι|n}}
* Hebrew: {{tt+|he|יש!|tr=yesh!}}
* Irish: {{tt+|ga|sea}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|sì}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|よし|tr=yoshi}}, {{tt|ja|やった|tr=yatta}}
* Kapampangan: {{tt|pam|ayua}}, {{tt|pam|ayuanaman}}
* Latin: {{tt|la|sīc}}, {{tt+|la|eu}}, {{tt|la|euge}}, {{tt|la|evax}}, {{tt|la|iō}}
* Mari:
*: Eastern Mari: {{t|mhr|ыгы}}
* Norwegian: {{tt+|no|yes|n}}
* Old English: {{tt|ang|gea}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|tak}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|sim!}}, {{tt+|pt|é!}}, {{tt+|pt|assim!}}, {{tt+|pt|isso!}}, {{tt+|pt|aí!}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|да}}!
* Scottish Gaelic: {{tt|gd|tha}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Roman: {{tt|sh|to!}}
* Slovene: {{tt+|sl|to!}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|sí}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|ja}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|evet}}
* Welsh: {{tt|cy|ie'n}}
* Wiradjuri: {{tt|wrh|yaala!}}, {{tt|wrh|yalu}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|response that confirms attention}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|niin}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|はい|tr=hai}}
* Kapampangan: {{tt|pam|wa}}, {{tt|pam|o}}, {{tt|pam|opu}}
* Nepali: {{tt|ne|हजुर}}
* Sundanese: {{t|su|kulan}}, {{t|su|kah}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|vâng}} {{qualifier|Northern Vietnam}}, {{tt+|vi|dạ}} {{qualifier|Southern Vietnam}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|response that asks for more information about a request}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|vâng}} {{qualifier|Northern Vietnam}}, {{tt+|vi|dạ}} {{qualifier|Southern Vietnam}}, {{tt+|vi|ơi}} {{qualifier|informal}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun|+|yesses}}

# An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
#: {{syn|en|aye|yea|nod}}
#: {{ant|en|no|nay}}
#: {{ux|en|Was that a '''yes'''?}}
# A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
#: {{syn|en|aye|yea}}
#: {{ant|en|nay}}
#: {{ux|en|The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "'''yeses'''" and one "no".}}

====Translations====
{{multitrans|data=
{{trans-top|answer that shows agreement or acceptance}}
* Arabic: {{tt+|ar|نَعَم|f}}, {{tt|ar|نَعَمَانِ|f-d}}, {{tt|ar|نَعَمَات|f-p}}
* Basque: {{tt|eu|baietz}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{tt+|cmn|同意}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|ano}}
* Danish: {{tt+|da|ja}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|kyllä}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|oui|m}}, {{tt+|fr|si|m}}
* Georgian: {{tt|ka|თანხმობა}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Ja|m|n}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|ναι|n}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|sì|m}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|sim|m}}, {{tt+|pt|afirmativo|m}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|да|m}}
* Slovene: {{tt+|sl|dà|m}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|sí}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|ja}}
* Yoruba: {{tt|yo|òòò}}, {{tt|yo|ẹyi}} {{qualifier|honorific}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|vote of support}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{tt|cmn|同意票}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|jaa}}, {{tt+|fi|kyllä}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|oui|m}}
* Georgian: {{tt|ka|კი}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Ja|n}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|ναι|n}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|sì|m}}, {{tt|it|voto a favore|m}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|sim|m}}, {{tt+|pt|a favor|m}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|sí|m}}, {{tt|es|a favor|m}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|ja}}
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===Verb===
{{en-verb|yes<:yeses>}}

# {{lb|en|colloquial|transitive}} To agree with, [[affirm]], [[approve]].
#: {{syn|en|agree|consent|nod}}
#: {{ux|en|Did he '''yes''' the veto?}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year= 1972|month= Oct|author= John Barth|title= Perseid|volume=|issue=|page= 79|magazine= Harper's Magazine|publisher=|issn=|url=|passage="That's really what you wanted?" I '''yessed''' both; ...}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} To attempt to [[flatter]] someone by habitually [[agreeing]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|yes to death}}

====Translations====
{{multitrans|data=
{{trans-top|to affirm}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|beamen}}
* Esperanto: {{tt|eo|jesi}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|vahvistaa}}
* German: {{tt+|de|bejahen}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|approvare}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|aceptar}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|godkänna}}, {{tt+|sv|acceptera}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|attempt to flatter by agreeing}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|myönnellä}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|подда́кивать|impf}}, {{t+|ru|подда́кнуть|pf}}
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===See also===
* {{l|en|yee}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=esy|Sey.|Sye|eys|sye}}

{{cln|en|phrasebook|responses|three-letter words}}

==Asturian==

===Verb===
{{head|ast|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|ast|ser||2|s|pres|indc}}

==Coatepec Nahuatl==

===Noun===
{{head|naz|noun}}

# [[blood]].

==Danish==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|da|en|yes}}.

===Interjection===
{{head|da|intj}}

# {{lb|da|colloquial}} {{ng|Expression of triumph, vehement approval, etc.}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|nl|en|yes}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/jɛs/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-yes.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|yes}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɛs|s=1}}

===Interjection===
{{head|nl|interjection}}

# {{lb|nl|colloquial}} [[yay]] {{gloss|exclamation of happiness or enthusiasm}}
#: {{syn|nl|joepie|jippie|hoezee <q:archaic>|joechei <q:archaic>}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|fr|en|yes}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|yèss}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-yes.wav}}

===Interjection===
{{fr-intj}}

# {{lb|fr|chiefly|North America|colloquial}} [[yes]]!
#: {{syn|fr|oui}}

==Ido==

===Etymology===
From {{der|io|eo|jes}}, from {{der|io|en|yes}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|io|/jes/}}

===Adverb===
{{head|io|adverb}}

# {{l|en|yes}}
#: {{ant|io|no}}

==Middle English==

===Etymology 1===

====Noun====
{{enm-noun|-}}

# {{alt form|enm|is||ice|id=ice}}

===Etymology 2===

====Interjection====
{{head|enm|interjection}}

# {{alt form|enm|yis||yes}}

===Etymology 3===

====Determiner====
{{head|enm|determiner}}

# {{lb|enm|East Anglian}} {{alt form|enm|þes||these}}

===Etymology 4===

====Noun====
{{head|enm|noun form}}

# {{lb|enm|Late ME}} {{plural of|enm|ye||eye}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Noun===
{{head|es|noun form|g=f-p}}

# {{noun form of|es|ye||p}}

==Swedish==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|sv|en|yes}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sv|/jɛs/}}

===Interjection===
{{head|sv|interjection}}

# {{lb|sv|colloquial}} {{l|en|yes|}}
#: {{ux|sv|'''Yes''', det stämmer|'''Yep''', that's correct}}
#: {{ux|sv|'''Yes'''! Där satt den! Rätt upp i krysset.|'''Yes'''! Nailed it! ["There (just now) it sat!" (where I wanted it – the goal in this case – also used more abstractly for "You've got it!" and the like) – colloquial] Straight into the top corner.}}

====See also====
* {{l|sv|yes box}}

===References===
* {{R:svenska.se|saob}}

==Tocharian B==

===Pronoun===
{{head|txb|pronoun}}

# [[you]] (plural), [[you all]]

====See also====
* {{l|txb|ñaś}}
* {{l|txb|su}}
* {{l|txb|tuwe}}
* {{l|txb|wes}}

==Tok Pisin==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|tpi|en|yes}}.

===Particle===
{{head|tpi|particle}}

# {{l|en|yes}} {{gloss|word used to show agreement or acceptance}}

===Interjection===
{{head|tpi|interjection}}

# {{l|en|yes}} {{gloss|used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement}}