yeah

(yĕ'ə, yă'ə, yā'ə)
adv. Informal
Yes.

[Variant of YEA.]

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is the conventional spelling of the informal shortened form of yes. In print it is used only to represent a spoken form, commonly used in the phrase Oh yeah? expressing doubt or disbelief.

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adverb

It is so; as you say or ask: absolutely, agreed, all right, assuredly, aye, gladly, indubitably, roger, undoubtedly, unquestionably, willingly, yea, yes. Informal OK, uh-huh, yep. Slang right on. See affirm/deny/argue.

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Dansk (Danish)
int. - Ja!
n. - jah, joh, så
adv. - ja-

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    nåh så?, virkelig?

Nederlands (Dutch)
ja

Français (French)
int. - ouais
n. - ouais (fam), oui, vraiment (iro)
adv. - oui, ouais

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    vraiment ? (iro)

Deutsch (German)
int. - ja
adv. - ja
n. - Ja

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    Ach ja?

Ελληνική (Greek)
int. - ναι, αμέ
adv. - ναι

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    αλήθεια;, μωρέ τι μας λες!

Italiano (Italian)
sì

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    Davvero?

Português (Portuguese)
int. - sim
adv. - sim
n. - sim (informal)

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    expressa surpresa (ah é ?)

Русский (Russian)
да

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    неужели

Español (Spanish)
int. - Sí!
n. - sí
adv. - sí

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    ¿ah sí?, ¿en serio?

Svenska (Swedish)
int. - ja!
adv. - ja
n. - ja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
是!, 是, 同意, 赞成, 赞成票

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    是吗?, 对吗?, 真的吗?

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
int. - 是!
n. - 是, 同意, 贊成, 贊成票
adv. - 是

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    是嗎?, 對嗎?, 真的嗎?

한국어 (Korean)
int. - 아, 그렇다!, 좋았어!
n. - 긍정, 승낙
adv. - 참으로, 실로

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - はい

idioms:

• Oh yeah?    そうかい?

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(نداء) نعم (ظرف) نعم, بلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮כן‬
n. - ‮תשובה חיובית‬
adv. - ‮כן‬

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