countable
abstruct
affirmative, amen, fine, good, okay, true, yea.
nay, nix, never, not, negative.
Yes, but we don't have enough time.
نعم، لكننا لا نملك وقتًا كافٍ.
So what did he say, yes or no?
إذاً ماذا قال؟ نعم أم لا؟
Whenever my parents ask me to do anything, I always say yes.
عندما يطلب مني والداي فعل أي شيء، فإني دائمًا أقول نعم.
Hell yes!
نعم بكل تأكيد
-Do you want some ice cream?
-Hell yes!
yes and no
أجاب بنعم ولا
-Are you ready?
-Yes and no.
yes (someone) to death
الإجابة المتكررة بنعم وتدل على النزعاج أو الملل
Our teenage son won't speak to us anymore; he just yesses us to death.
yes and amen
نعم بكل تأكيد
-Do you like pizza?
-Yes and amen.
yes man
شخص يوافق باستمرار بهدف التزلف
He was hired because he is a yes man, and won't challenge authority.
Old Englishgēse, gīse, probably from an unrecorded phrase meaning 'may it be so'.
