Yea vs. yeah. 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.

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.

[jeə]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。 例句：You got married, right?"—"Yeah, that's it." “你结婚了，对吧？ ”—“是的，没错。 Yep. [jep]Yep means yes. 是 [非正式，口语]Yep也是yes的简短且非正式说法，听起来更简洁有力，跟朋友聊天时可以使用。 例句： "Did you like it?"—"Yep." “你喜欢过它吗？ ”—“是啊。 Yah.

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?

2020年1月8日 · Yea vs. yeah. 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.”

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.

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."

Yea is an affirmative vote. Yeah is casual form of yes. Yay, a homophone of yea, is an exclamation that signals joy or happiness. You can remember that neither yea or democracy have the letter H, and both are related to voting. This trick should help you remember whether to use yeah or yea in your writing, depending on the context.

2024年3月28日 · While both yea and yeah function as affirmative adverbs in English, they often create confusion due to their differences in pronunciation, meaning, and context of usage. This introduction to yea and yeah helps readers understand the distinction between them in a more comprehensive manner.

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” ).