Language/Standard-arabic/Vocabulary/Say-Yes

What are the differents ways to say "Yes" in Arabic?

If you want to better understand and speak everyday Arabic, you need to learn other ways than "YES".

نعم /Na3am/

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)

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)

alright

"اجل" is the Arabic equivalent of "allright".

Example:

• هل ستأتي معنا ؟ اجل . = Are you coming with us? Alright.

تمام /Tamam/ (semi formal)

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/

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/

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.

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