Yea is pronounced “yay” and it means yes. You would typically use it only under specific circumstances, such as a formal vote. Voting yea means that you are in favor of the proposal. Even less commonly in modern speech, it can also be used instead of “indeed” or when you want to emphasize and reiterate something you just said.

是不是很多人都以为“耶”的英文是Ya，其实正确的写法是yay，这是一个表示欢呼的词。 例句： I won! Yay! 耶，我赢了！ Ya [jə] Ya有时候会被当作更简短版的yeah，用在短信，但实际上它更常被当作you来使用，用在一般口语对话里。 比如：see ya 再见（等于see you ...

2024年5月23日 · People typically use "ya" as a slang version of "you," "yay" as an expression of happiness, and "yea" as an affirmative vote or for more archaic purposes. "Yeah" is the most common of these words, and seems to have originated sometime around the early 20th century, likely in the US. It is an adverb, and speakers often use it simply to mean "yes."

2015年2月26日 · Yea是個古字，一千多年前出現，跟yes的意思一樣，不過在現代，人們大多將這個字用於投票上，代表贊成票，nay則是反對票。 例句： Would you like to vote yea or nay for the bill? （對於那個法案，你要投贊成票還是反對票？ Ya雖然可以當作更簡短版的yeah，用在簡訊、網路訊息上，但實際上它更常被當作you來使用，用在一般口語對話裡。 例句：Let’s call it a day. See ya! （今天就到此為止吧，再見囉！ 耶！ 沒錯，yay就是歡呼的詞，我們常常都以為「耶」 …

In modern English, yea is an affirmative reply or a yes vote. Yeah is a casual pronunciation of yes. Yay is an interjection expressing triumph, joy, or enthusiasm. Yea shares distant roots with yes (and with aye), and they were used interchangeably until the middle 19th century, when yea began to decline.

Yea, yeah, yah and yup can all act as synonyms for the word yes. Yay is an exclamation indicating that you are quite happy about something that just happened. It can also indicate approval. Yea is used most frequently to indicate an affirmative vote, a yea vote. You will often see yea and nay vote tallies on C-SPAN's coverage of house voting.

2020年1月8日 · Yea can be used as an informal adverb meaning “yes” or “to affirm,” or as a noun to indicate an affirmative vote. When used in a vote, yea can be pronounced like “yay.”

2021年11月24日 · While yea and yeah look similar and have the same meaning, they do not sound alike and are typically used in different contexts. Yea (pronounced yay) comes from the Old English gēa. On the other hand, yeah (pronounced yah) is by far the more common variation and is an informal version of yes.

2011年9月29日 · It means “yes” or “whatever.” Sometimes we even use it with "so" to make it even more casual (or obnoxious), “Yeah, so, I was bored.” Big freakin’ deal. “Yea” Hey, …

Yay and yea are pronounced the same (they both rhyme with nay) but are used differently. Here are examples of the correct usage of yay. “Yay, a puppy!” Krista yelled. “The fish was yay big,” Alan lied. What does yeah mean? Yeah is a simple affirmative, like yes. It can be used like this: “Yeah, I ate the pizza,” Nomar admitted.