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Different ways of saying YES
I know es cierto
desde luego como no de acuerdo A friend of mine said como no is an emphatic yes in Peru. Is como no used throughout Latin AMerica andSpain? Would it be more correct to write cómo no? In English certainly indeed (also yes indeed if you wish to use emphasis) OK (one of several meanings) of course (or yes of course) |
usual in Spain. It's like saying "you must not doubt", it's really an emphatic yes.
-¿me llevarás a la estación? -cómo no... cómo RAE Quote:
PD: others por supuesto claro dalo por hecho |
De todas maneras.
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clearly like Spanish claro also: that's a fact Is desde luego a strong yes. I believe I have desde luego que sí. So, I'm guessing it's like indeed. also: why not? Unlike the emphatic cómo no, why not is a kind of reluctant yes. |
Por supuesto.
See? I knew you knew... ;) |
@Poli: "¿Cómo no?" is definitely "yes", like "claro", "desde luego", "por supuesto"... (In Mexican Spanish, you could also say "faltaba más").
"Why not?" is rather "¿Por qué no?", which is a yes, after having pondered whether to say yes or not. :) |
In some contexts "ya". I think it carries connotations of "Yes, stop wasting my time telling me things I already know".
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English has some peculiar ways of saying 'yes', such as Does the Pope have a balcony? :rolleyes:
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@Pjt: Un uso de "ya" muy ibérico, pero aquí se entiende bien. :)
Nosotros matizamos con frecuencia: "ya, entiendo"/"ya capto"/"ya entendí". @Perikles: We have a similar use of some absurd statements, to make the other person be aware that we consider rather stupid what they are saying: --¿Ya llegaste? --No, lo que ves es un holograma. --(They've just said they're too busy) ¿Entonces no vienes a la fiesta? --Sí, pero en espíritu. And we can also get a little more aggressive when using a question that means "yes": --¿Te caíste? --(From down the floor) ¿Y qué parece? |
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:D A popular reply here can also be "No, bajé a saludar a las hormigas". ;) |
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