Language/Standard-arabic/Vocabulary/Say-Yes
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.