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Illustration of the A1 German word “ja”, which translates to “yes”. Juan — short dark curls, round glasses, green hoodie — kneels with an open ring box, eyes pleading; Yoko — sleek black bob with bangs, oversized cream sweater — flings both arms up, mouth wide in a shrieked yes.

ja is part of Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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ja

yes

/jaː/

Examples — ja in a sentence

Ja, das stimmt.

Yes, that's right.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Ja.

Do you speak German? Yes.

How to remember it

YA sounds like 'yah!' (a cheer). You cheer 'yah!' when you enthusiastically say *yes* to a fun plan.

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