It sounds like Vicky Pollard has written today's blog. Yes is ja and no is nein but you will be pleased to hear that there are some variations on this.
When you ask a positive question like fährst du nach Hause? The answer is Ja, ich fahre nach Hause or nein, ich fahre nicht nach Hause. Fairly obvious. However if you ask a negative question like fährst du nicht nach Hause? Then you have to say doch instead of ja – Doch ich fahre nach Hause. Ich kann es nicht sagen. Doch du kannst es sagen.
You may have also heard jawohl which means yes sir, and if you go in a shop you are likely to hear ja bitte – nothing to do with beer, it means yes please.
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About Me
- Michael Gradwell
- I enjoy languages and music and for many years I played folk and classical guitar. I still do, but in recent years the ukulele has been the instrument that I have played the most. I now have an eight-string and a four-string tenor, a concert, a soprano and even a tiny piccolo ukulele. I have many other interests, including a lifelong interest in politics, and because of this I have several blogs, including politics for novices. If you came to this page from one of my blogs and don't know about the others, you may like to check them out. Please feel free to comment on any of the blogs - let me know what you think!
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