بلی، نه، ها، نی
Saying Yes and No
After the answer, add the key word: نه، خسته نیستم.
How It Works
| Meaning | Polite | With friends |
|---|---|---|
| yes | بلی، بله | ها |
| no | نه | نی |
Put the answer first, then a comma, then the rest: بلی، من معلم استم. ها، خوب استم.
Use بلی and نه with a teacher, an older person or a stranger. Use ها and نی with a friend, a sibling or a child.
Answer a polite question with a polite word. A teacher who asks شما خسته استید؟ gets بلی or نه. A friend who asks تو خسته استی؟ can get ها or نی.
Do not say آره for yes. آره is Iranian Persian, and Dari does not use it.
Examples (5)
- بلی، من معلم استم.
Yes, I am a teacher.
بلی is the polite yes.
- نه، من خسته نیستم.
No, I am not tired.
نه is the polite no.
- ها، خوب استم.
Yeah, I am fine.
ها is the yes you say to a friend.
- نی، او اینجا نیست.
Nope, he is not here.
نی is the no you say to a friend.
- بله، دکان آنجا است.
Yes, the shop is there.
بله is another spelling of yes.
Common Mistakes
Saying the Iranian word for yes.
آره، من معلم استم.بلی، من معلم استم.آره is Iranian Persian. Dari says بلی, بله or, with friends, ها.
How It Connects
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Yes and no answer a yes or no question.
Related Patterns
- هست و نیستThere Is and There Isn't
Answer a هست question with بلی، هست or نه، نیست.
Level 1 - نیستم، نیستی، نیست، نیستیم، نیستید، نیستندNegative Forms of Be
نیستم and the other negative forms follow نه in an answer.
Level 1 - Polite You With شما
Use بلی and نه with people you respect, and ها and نی with friends.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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