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How to Say Yes in Irish

An bhfuil tú críochnaithe fós? Tá.
An broc é sin? Is ea.
An mbeidh tú ag dul chuig an gcluiche? Beidh.
An bhfaca tú é sin? Chonaic.
Ar mhaith leat deoch? Ba mhaith.
Yes: Irish answers with the verb of the question
Irish has no one word for yes. You answer with the verb of the question: An bhfuil tú críochnaithe fós? Tá; An broc é sin? Is ea; An mbeidh tú ag dul chuig an gcluiche? Beidh.
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How to say “yes” in Irish

Irish:
An bhfuil tú críochnaithe fós? Tá.
An broc é sin? Is ea.
An mbeidh tú ag dul chuig an gcluiche? Beidh.
An bhfaca tú é sin? Chonaic.
Ar mhaith leat deoch? Ba mhaith.
English:
yes
Say it:
“taw | iss ah | bay | KHUN-ik | buh wah”  /t̪ˠaː | ɪʃ a | bʲɛɟ | ˈxɔn̪ˠəc | bˠə wa/
Word for word:
is (tá) | it is (is ea) | will be (beidh) | saw (chonaic) | would like (ba mhaith)

The words in “An bhfuil tú críochnaithe fós? Tá.”

How to Say Yes in Irish: the questions people ask

How to say yes in Irish

Irish has no one word for yes. You answer with the verb of the question: An bhfuil tú críochnaithe fós? Tá; An broc é sin? Is ea; An mbeidh tú ag dul chuig an gcluiche? Beidh.

What An bhfuil tú críochnaithe fós? Tá. means word for word

is (tá) | it is (is ea) | will be (beidh) | saw (chonaic) | would like (ba mhaith)