yah

Examples

• All

• "Lovely day for a stroll, yah?" the German professor pruning his roses would say.

  Fiction book (1990)

• And I think today one of the proudest boasts in the free world is, yah, Ukraine.

• It's about four miles now, yah.

  Blood Hook (1987)

• Goodbye Franz. - Yah, yah.

  Hitler's Children (1943)

• And he says, 'Yah, that guy's dead and I don't mean old age.'

  Fiction book (1996)

• Oh, sure, there's always some guy who says, "Yah, but what about...?"

  Blog text (33)

• Yah, saw "The Dead" there too. - [Tom]

  Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)

• Brother Rabbit said, "Yah, that's all."

  Fiction book (1993)

• Yah, Menominie only has Chief Perpich, and he takes February off to go to Boundary Waters.

  Fiction book (1996)

• When asked if he wanted dessert, he replied, "Yah!"

Synonyms

Y

yeah

vsyah

• Informal

∞ 5.6

A casual way to say yes to show agreement

is equally informal but often sounds more relaxed

Y

yes

vsyah

∞ 1.0

An answer that shows agreement or permission

is the informal conversational form rather than the standard reply

Y

yep

vsyah

• Informal

761 7.7

A casual way to say yes when speaking

is similar but may feel even more casual

A

aye

vsyah

• Formal

353 7.3

To say yes when people vote

is informal and conversational rather than formal or official

Y

yup

vsyah

• Informal

224 8.2

A casual way to say yes

is the same friendly agreement but with softer sound

Y

yay

vsyah

• Informal

196 6.0

A short shout people make to show happiness or excitement

is simple agreement without the celebratory emotion

Y

yea

vsyah

• Archaic

186 9.9

Adds strong agreement or extra emphasis to a statement, especially in old writing

is informal spoken agreement rather than archaic or formal use

Y

yee

vsyah

• Informal

42 9.9

A short shout people make to show excitement or approval

is calm agreement rather than a celebratory exclamation

Y

yeh

vsyah

• Informal

25 9.7

A casual way to say yes or agree

is similar but may carry a slightly different regional tone

D

dokey

vsyah

• Informal

24 9.9

A friendly word people say to show agreement

is simple informal agreement without the playful rhyme

A

alrighty

vsyah

• Informal

19 8.7

To show you agree or are ready to begin

is plain assent without the extra friendly tone

Y

yeah-huh

vsyah

• Informal

16 9.9

A short casual reply showing weak agreement or that you heard someone

is general agreement rather than a direct conversational reply

S

shit yeah

vsyah

• Offensive

16 9.9

A very excited informal way to say yes

is informal agreement without coarse or intense emotion

A

aight

vsyah

• Slang

7 9.9

You say it to show agreement or acceptance

is similar but often used with shorter, simpler sound

O

okey-doke

vsyah

• Informal

5 8.2

A casual way to show you agree or that you understand

is plain informal assent without the playful phrasing

O

okie

vsyah

• Informal

4 9.0

A short informal word people say to show agreement

is equally casual but normally sounds less cutesy

Y

yuh

vsyah

• Informal

4 9.9

A casual way to say yes or show you agree

is also informal but usually sounds firmer and clearer

Y

yessir

vsyah

• Informal

4 8.9

A short informal way to say yes to someone in charge showing respect

is casual agreement without the respectful or formal nuance

O

oke

vsyah

• Slang

2 9.9

Approval or permission to start

is the basic informal approval without the slang spelling

Y

yas

vsyah

• Slang

1 9.9

An excited way to say yes to show you like something

is plain informal agreement without strong excitement

O

okey dokey, artichokey

vsyah

• Informal

1 9.9

Say yes in a playful way

is informal agreement without the rhyming playfulness

Y

yes and amen

vsyah

• Informal

1 9.4

To show strong agreement with an idea, often said by a group

is everyday agreement without the ceremonial intensity

I

indeedy-doody

vsyah

• Informal

9.9

A strong, playful way to say yes

is informal agreement without the playful exaggeration

H

HE-double-L yeah

vsyah

• Slang

9.9

A very excited yes that shows strong agreement

is normal informal assent without emphatic or colorful language

Antonyms

N

no

∞ 1.0

An answer that refuses a request or idea

Compounds

G

gap yah

• Slang

1 9.9

A year taken after school before university when a young person travels or volunteers

How Formal

affirmative

• Formal

45 4.4

yes

∞ 1.0

yah

• Informal

92 8.7

yup

• Informal

1 8.2

Surface Forms

Etymology