Language/Standard-arabic/Vocabulary/Say-Yes
If you want to better understand and speak everyday Arabic, you need to learn other ways than "YES". In this lesson, we will focus on expanding your Standard-arabic Vocabulary to help you express agreement and affirmation more naturally. After mastering this lesson, you can also explore other related topics such as "How to Say No", Arabic words for birds, Arabic breakfast vocabulary, and Arabic art terms. Dive in and enrich your language skills! 😊📚
Summary[edit | edit source]
Word | Meaning | Formality Level |
---|---|---|
نعم | Yes | Formal |
(ايوا) /Aywa/ | Yep (Egyptian slang) | Informal |
اجل /Ajal/ | Alright | More formal |
تمام /Tamam/ | Alright / OK | Semi-formal |
طبعا /T'ab3an/ | Of course | Formal |
اكيد /akid/ | Sure | Formal |
حاضر /Harder/ | OK | Formal |
نعم /Na3am/[edit | edit source]
yes
To say you agree in Arabic, you can simply say "Yes" or you may repeat the whole sentence:
- هل تحب المثلجات؟ نعم/ نعم ,احب المثلجات. = Do you like icecream? yes/ yes, I like icecream .
- Also, you can say "Na3am" when you want the speaker to repeat his speach again.
(ايوا) /Aywa/ (Egyptian slang)[edit | edit source]
yep (in Egyptian and some country in Midel East)
ايوى /Aywa/ is the informal way of saying "yes" in Arabic.
You'll hear this a lot in casual conversation:
- انت عايش في القاهرة ؟ ايوى , أنا عايش هنا .= Do you live in Cairo ? Yep, I live here.
اجل /Ajal/ (more formal)[edit | edit source]
alright
"اجل" is the Arabic equivalent of "allright".
Example:
- هل ستأتي معنا ؟ اجل . = Are you coming with us? Alright.
تمام /Tamam/ (semi formal)[edit | edit source]
alright /OK (in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and the environs)
"Ok" has the same meaning as "تمام" but a little less formal.
- افتح هديتك . تمام . = Open your gift. Ok.
طبعا /T'ab3an/[edit | edit source]
of course
If a person asks you something and the answer seems obvious, you could answer:
- طبعا /T'b3an/ (of course)
- اكيد /Akid/ (sure)
You can use "طبعا" in all situations, but "ااكيد" is more formal.
Example:
- ! هل تحب المثلجات ؟ طبعا . = Do you like icecream? Of course! .
اكيد /akid/[edit | edit source]
sure
when you are very sure in your answer:
- هل انت فرنسي ؟ اكيد .= Are you French ? sure
حاضر /Harder/
OK
When someone ask you to do something and you will do it then you say حاضر. It's a polite way to say yes or OK.
Videos[edit | edit source]
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