How to Say ‘Yes, I do’ in Traditional Chinese
有啊
yǒu a
[yǒu ah]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese answers yes-or-no questions by repeating the key word instead of saying "yes": asked 你有空嗎？, you reply 有. The 啊 (a) just makes it sound warm and relaxed.
Phrase Breakdown
有
yǒu
[yǒu]
yes (I have/am free)
Used as a short affirmative reply to a 有 question.
有，我現在有時間。
Yes, I have time now.
啊
a
[ah]
ah; sentence particle
A softening particle often used in friendly spoken responses like agreement.
好啊，到時候見。
Sure, see you then.
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