How to say yes and no in many different languages, with recordings for some of them.
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| Language | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | Ары | Хьау |
| Afrikaans | Ja | Nee |
| Aklan | Huo | Indi |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Po | Jo |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Po | Jo |
| Altay | Эйе (Eje) | Јок (Ĵok) |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
('aywa) أيوه (na'am) نعم |
(la') لأ |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(ah) أه | (la) لا |
| Asturian | Sí | Non |
| Atikamekw | Ehe | Nama |
| Balinese | Aa, ᬳᬳᭂ (inf) Nggih, ᬗ᭄ᬕᬶ᭪ (frm) Inggih, ᬳᬶᬗ᭄ᬕᬶ᭪ (frm) |
Sing, ᬲᬶᬂ (inf) Ten (frm) |
| Bambara | Awɔ | Ayi |
| Basque | Bai | Ez |
| Bavarian | Iå | Na |
| Belarusian | Так (Tak) | Не (Ne) |
| Bhojpuri | हाँ (haan) | ना (naa) |
| Bikol | Iyo Iyo tabì (frm) |
Dai Dai tabì (frm) |
| Blaan | Ae | Nang |
| Bosnian | Da | Ne |
| Breton | Ya | Nann |
| Bulgarian | Да (Da) | Не (Ne) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Sin | Nau |
| Capiznon | Huo | Indi |
| Catalan | Sí | No |
| Cebuano | Oo | Wala |
| Central Dusun | Ohoo | Amu Au |
| Chechen | ХIаъ (Haə) | ХIан-хIа (Han-ha) |
| Chichewa | Ee Eya Inde |
Iyayi Ayi |
| Chipewyan | ʔę́n | ʔį́lé |
| Cimbrian | Ja | Nìet Na |
| Coastal Kadazan | Oh | Au A’a |
| Cornish | Ya | Na |
| Croatian | Da | Ne |
| Cuyonon | E'en | Beken |
| Czech | Ano | Ne |
| Danish | Ja | Nej |
| Dari | (Bale) بله | (Ne) نه |
| Duala | Ee | Kɛm |
| Dutch | Ja | Nee |
| Efik | In | Ínín |
| Elfdalian | Ja | Näj |
| Estonian | Jah | Ei |
| Ewe | E | Ao |
| Extremaduran | Sí | No |
| Faroese | Ja | Nei |
| Fijian | Io | Sega |
| Finnish | Kyllä | Ei |
| Flemish (West) | Joat | |
| French | Oui Ouias (yeah) |
Non |
| Frisian (West) | Ja | Nee |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Jee | Noa |
| Friulian | Sì | No |
| Galician | Si | Non |
| Georgian | დიახ (diakh) - frm კი (k’i) ჰო (ho) - inf ხო (kho) - inf |
არა (ara) |
| German | Ja | Nein |
| Greek (Modern) | Ναι (Nai) | Όχι (Ochi) |
| Guaraní | Hêe | Nahániri |
| Guernésiais | Oui Oué |
Naon |
| Haitian Creole | Wi | Non |
| Hausa | Eh | A'a |
| Hawaiian | ʻAe | ʻAʻole |
| Hebrew | (ken) כן | (loh) לא |
| Hmong (White) | Yog (it is) | Tsis Tsis yog (it isn't) |
| Hopi | Owi, 'wi (m) Oo'o, 'wiya (f) Shíí |
Qa'é Moo’ |
| Hungarian | Igen | Nem |
| Icelandic | Já | Nei |
| Italian | Sì | No |
| Kabyle | Ih | Xaṭi |
| Kalmyk | Ээ (Ee) Тиим (Tiim) |
Уга (Uga) |
| Kalmyk | Ээ (Ee) Тиим (Tiim) |
Уга (Uga) |
| Kashmiri | Aa | Na |
| Kashubian | Jo | Nié |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | Î. | Hî-î. |
| Kiribati | E eng | Tiaki |
| Koasati | Ai | inko̱ |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Balé (frm) Belé (frm) Eré (frm) Aré (frm) |
Na |
| Latvian | Jā | Nē |
| Lingala | Ee | Te |
| Lithuanian | Taip Jo |
Ne |
| Livvi-Karelian | Da | Ei |
| Macedonian | Да (Da) | Не (Ne) |
| Magahi | हाँ /hãː/ | नयँ /nəẽ/ |
| Malagasy | Eny | Tsia |
| Malay | Ya | Tidak Tak (inf) |
| Maltese | Iva | Le |
| Manx (Gaelic) | No exact equivalent | No exact equivalent |
| Māori | Āe | Kāo Ehē |
| Marshallese | Aet | Jab |
| Meänkieli | Jo Joo |
Ei |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Ehę Enka |
Monks Monko Hekos Hekust |
| Nepali | हो (ho) हजुर (hajura) |
होइन (hoina) नाइँ (nāĩ) |
| Northern Sotho | Ee | Aowa |
| Norwegian | Ja | Nei |
| Oʼodham | Hauʼu | Piaʼa |
| Oshiwambo | Ee | Ahawe |
| Polish | Tak | Nie |
| Portuguese | Sim | Não |
| Romanian | Da | Nu |
| Russian | Да (Da) | Нет (Nyet) |
| Rusyn | Айно (Ajino) | Ньит (N’yt) |
| Samoan | I 'Ioe |
Leai |
| Sanskrit | भवतु (bhavatu) आम् (ām) अस्तु (astu) |
नैव किल (naiva kila) न (na) |
| Scots | Ay(e) | Naw |
| Scottish Gaelic | No exact equivalent | No exact equivalent |
| Serbian | Да (Da) | Не (Ne) |
| Serrano | Werre' | Now Qay |
| Sicilian | Sì | No |
| Slovak | Áno | Nie |
| Slovenian | Da | Ne |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Jo | Ně |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Haj | Ně |
| Spanish | Sí | No |
| Tajik | Ҳa (Ḩa) Бале (Bale) |
Не (Ne) |
| Tetum | Sin | Lae |
| Tok Pisin | Yesa | Nogat |
| Swedish | Ja | Nej |
| Tahitian | E | Aita E'ita |
| Turkish | Evet | Hayır |
| Twi | Aane | Daabi |
| Udmurt | Бен (Ben) | Ӧвӧл (Ovol) |
| Ukrainian | Так (Tak) | Ні (Ni) |
| Uyghur | (Hä'ä) ھەئە | (Yaq) ياق |
| Uzbek | Ha | Yo'q |
| Venetian | Si | No |
| Veps | Ka | Ei |
| Walloon | Oyi | Non |
| Wappo | ’í’ih | Hí’i |
| Wayuu | Aa | Nnojo |
| Welsh | No exact equivalent | No exact equivalent |
| Westrobothnian | Joh | Ae |
| Xhosa | Ewe | Hayi |
| Yoruba | Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni (That's how it is) | Bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́ (That's not how it is) Rárá (It is not) Irọ́ (It is not (the case)) |
| Zulu | Yebo | Cha |
| Language | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Esperanto | Jes | Ne |
| Folkspraak | Ja | Ne |
| Interlingua | Si | No |
| Lojban | go'i | na go'i |
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