yes
gb/jˈɛs/ us/jˈɛs/
A1
אנגלית
~ 200
igen, igent mond
A1
1
igen
A1
Yes, I understand what you mean.
Igen, értem, mire gondolsz.
'Can I borrow your book?' 'Yes, of course.'
– Kölcsönkérhetem a könyvedet? – Igen, természetesen.
Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.
דוגמאות ללומדים
Yes, I like this.
Igen, ez tetszik.
Yes, you can come.
Igen, jöhetsz.
Yes, it is my bag.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use 'yes' in places where a simple nod or silence is more natural in English conversation.
משמעות
Used to show agreement
צירופים
yes please
|yes sir
|say yes
מילים נרדפות
okay (More casual and less emphatic than 'yes'.)
|
certainly (More formal and emphatic than 'yes'.)
הפכים
no (Direct opposite; expresses refusal or disagreement.)
נושאים
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Used to say that you agree or accept.
Used to express agreement, permission, or acceptance of something.
שם עצם
A2
2
igen
A2
תבנית שימוש:
a yes to [something]
Her smile was the only yes I needed.
A mosolya volt az egyetlen igen, amire szükségem volt.
We finally got a yes from the committee.
Végül igent kaptunk a bizottságtól.
His yes changed my life.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I gave a yes to the plan.
Igent mondtam a tervre.
She said a big yes.
Határozott igent mondott.
We need his yes to start.
משמעות
An affirmative answer
צירופים
a definite yes
|get a yes
|say a yes
מילים נרדפות
affirmative (Formal term for 'yes' used in official contexts.)
הפכים
no (Opposite decision or answer.)
נושאים
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
The word 'yes' used as an answer or decision to agree.
An affirmative response or decision.
פועל
B2
INFORMAL
3
igent mond
A2
תבנית שימוש:
to yes [someone]
Don't just yes me—tell me what you really think.
Ne csak mondogasd, hogy igen – mondd el, mit gondolsz valójában.
He yessed his boss all day just to stay out of trouble.
Egész nap mindenre igent mondott a főnökének, csak hogy ne kerüljön bajba.
Stop yessing her; she needs honest feedback.
דוגמאות ללומדים
He yessed me many times.
Sokszor mondott nekem igent.
She yessed the teacher quickly.
Gyorsan igent mondott a tanárnak.
I will not yes him this time.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may not recognize this as a verb form and might avoid using it in speech.
משמעות
To respond with 'yes'
צירופים
yes someone to death
מילים נרדפות
agree ('Agree' is broader and doesn't require literally saying 'yes'.)
הפכים
refuse (To decline or say no instead of agreeing.)
נושאים
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To say 'yes' to show agreement or permission.
To answer affirmatively by saying the word 'yes'.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
yes
IPA
GB/jˈɛs/
US/jˈɛs/
הברות והטעמה
yes (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (yes)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: yes
- Plural: yeses
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
say yes to
1/sˈeɪ jˈɛs tə/
fixed phrase
Agree or give permission
To agree to do something or allow it.
דוגמאות
- She finally said yes to the proposal.
- Don't say yes to anything before reading the details.
yes and no
1/jˈɛs ˈænd nˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
Both agree and disagree
Used when your answer is partly yes and partly no.
דוגמאות
- 'Do you like your job?' 'Yes and no—it has good parts and bad parts.'
- Yes and no, because it's more complicated than that.
yes man
1/jˈɛs mˈæn/
idiom
informal
Someone who always agrees with their boss
A person who always agrees with a leader or boss without thinking for themselves.
דוגמאות
- He's just a yes man who never challenges the boss.
- The company is full of yes men who fear losing their jobs.