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Ĉu ne estas "yeah"?

by sotobleat, March 2, 2009

Messages: 4

Language: Esperanto

sotobleat (User's profile) March 2, 2009, 12:13:08 AM

Apologies for writing angle instead of esperante.
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 (User's profile) March 2, 2009, 1:52:35 AM

Negatory.
Ne.

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(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 (User's profile) March 2, 2009, 9:33:41 AM

En esperanto, estas ankaŭ la vorto "ja". "jes ja" signifas "yeah, sure!", and is used for "non refutable truth".

sed "ja" sole ne signifas "yes", but "sure", "indeed".

jchthys (User's profile) March 2, 2009, 3:36:13 PM

Sed mi pensas, ke se oni parolas kun samlingvulo, oni povas uzi alian vorton kaj kompreni unu la alian (ekz. "da" se ili estas rusoj).

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