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How to say yes / no in German: ja / nein

Learning German for travel or study? Let’s try this term:

To say yes / no in German: ja / nein
Say it out loud: “yah / nine“

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Some more helpful words in our German Courtesy/Questions category:

...the bathroom – die toilette  (dee twah let)
come with me – kommen sie mit  (kohm men zee mitt)
do you speak english? – sprechen sie english?  (shpreh kin see english?)
excuse me – entschuldigen sie  (ent shool' duh gen zee)
excuse me (to get past) – entschuldigung  (in shool dee gung)
good / bad – gut / schlecht  (goot / shlest)
how do you say…? – wie sagt man…  (vee zahgt mahn…)
how much is this? – wie viel kostet das?  (vee feel cost it dahs?)
may I? (point at chair, door) – kann ich…  (kahn iH)
maybe – vielleicht  (vill eyesht)
no problem – kein problem  (kine prob leem)
please – bitte  (bit tuh)
sorry – pardon  (pahr dohn)
thank you – danke  (dahn kuh)
what is that? – was ist das?  (vahst is dahs?)
where is… – wo ist  (woe ist)
yes / no – ja / nein  (yah / nine)

And here’s how to say yes / no in other languages!

Arabic–Na'am / La  (na ham / la)
Chinese–Shì Búshì / Bùshì  (Shr / Boo Shr)
Croatian–da / ne  (dah / nay)
Czech–Ano / ne  (AH no / nay)
Finnish–kyllä / ei  (kil lah / ay)
French–Oui / non  (wee / no)
German–ja / nein  (yah / nine)
Italian–sì / no  (see / no)
Japanese–Hai / Iie  (Hai / Ee-Eh)
Korean–Ne / Aniyo  (Ne / Ah Nee Yo.)
Polish–tak / nie  (tak / nyeah)
Portuguese–Sim/Não  (seehm/na-oo)
Russian–Da / net  (Dah / nyet)
Spanish–sí / no  (see / no)
Swahili–ndio / la  (n dee' oh / lah)
Thai–Chai/Mai Chai  (CHAI / MAI CHAI)
Turkish–evet / hayir  (eh vet / hi year)
Vietnamese–Có / Không  (Caw / Kom)

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