jaa.
um, well
Meaning & usage
um, well
Jaa, enpä tiedä...
oh (when the speaker is surprised about something that s/he got to know; this has a slight nuance of the speaker being more or less interested in getting more information about it)
yes
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Old Swedish ia, iā (“yes”) (compare Swedish ja).
aye, yea (only in singular; in voting)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Old Swedish ia, iā (“yes”) (compare Swedish ja).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.