English · Word Candidate

yeah

/jɛ(ə)/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Yes.

ParticleRegister: colloquial

—You wanna get pizza for dinner? —Yeah, all right.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Used to express acknowledgment of what was previously said.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đồng ý với điều đã nói

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ParticleRegister: colloquial

—You wanna get pizza for dinner? —Yeah, I think I'm gonna have leftovers instead.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thể hiện niềm vui

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

InterjectionRegister: colloquial

Yeah! We did it!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “yeah” mean?

Yes.

Is “yeah” formal or informal?

yeah is generally colloquial.