Meddelelser: 4
Sprog: Esperanto
sotobleat (Vise profilen) 2. mar. 2009 00.13.08
In most languages, the words that mean "yes" or "no" are short because of their frequent use. To affirm something in spanish or italian, one uses the word "si." "Oui," is used in french. "Ja" is used in german etc.
A few months ago, I started feeling inclined to use oui, si and да instead of yes. The reason for this seems to be that those words are easier to say because they end in vowels. If that theory holds any water, it might be the cause of the english words "yeah" and "aye."
Is there such and alternative to "jes" in esperanto?
RiotNrrd (Vise profilen) 2. mar. 2009 01.52.35
Ne.
(Please write only in Esperanto, here. There is an English language forum for questions in English.)
(Bonvolu skribi nur Esperante, ĉi tie. Estas anglalingva forumo por demandoj en la angla).
jan aleksan (Vise profilen) 2. mar. 2009 09.33.41
sed "ja" sole ne signifas "yes", but "sure", "indeed".
jchthys (Vise profilen) 2. mar. 2009 15.36.13