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ja

"ja" means "yes" in German. It is number 17 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

yes; really, indeed

IPA

[jäː]

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ja und?
  So what?
  Tatoeba: virgil / Sbgodin
• Ja, ist was?
  Yes, what is it?
  Tatoeba: Raringo / sundown
• „Ich?“ „Ja, du!“
  "Me?" "Yes, you!"
  Tatoeba: Melang / XenoKat

Learned together

In the course, "ja" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• nicht not, non-
• wie how
• so so, such, that
• hier here
• noch still, yet
• nur only, just, merely, simply
• da there
• gut good
• auch also, too

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