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.

[jɑː]比Yeah更简短、更随性的口语词，通常会在简讯和即时讯息里看到，表示同意肯定，但在较老的用法裡yah其实带点不耐烦、不悦的语气。 例句：Yah, you missed!

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.

2015年2月26日 · Yay. 耶！沒錯，yay就是歡呼的詞，我們常常都以為「耶」的英文拼成YA，和朋友聊天也都打YA，但其實這不是標準的用法，下次跟朋友聊天改打yay吧！ 例句： Yay! I got the ticket for Jody Chiang’s concert! （耶！我拿到江蕙演唱會的票了！） 最後來整理一下：

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."

2011年9月29日 · “Yeah” is not pronounced “yay,” and it is not the correct spelling when used to describe someone cheering. It’s one thing to say “this is how I use a word.” It’s something else to declare correct usage incorrect simply because you don’t like it.

2022年9月28日 · Yeah means yes. 是 [非正式，口语] Yeah始于20世纪初的美国，是yes的意思，人们觉得把yes讲成yeah比较随意，也比较好发音，因此有了这个字，到现在yeah依然被广泛使用。

2016年5月19日 · “Yea” is a very old-fashioned formal way of saying “yes,” used mainly in voting. It’s the opposite of—and rhymes with—“nay.” When you want to write the common casual version of “yes,” the correct spelling is “yeah” (sounds like “yeh” ). When the third grade teacher announced a class trip to the zoo, we all yelled “yay!” (the opposite of “boo”!).

2024年6月25日 · 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： Iwon!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 ...

2022年9月10日 · Yea, yeah, and yay are all real words that mean different things. Both yeah and yea both mean yes, while yay is an exclamation of joy or excitement. If you’re talking to a family member or close friend who asks you a question, yeah would be an appropriate response.