How to Reply to Yeah?

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Your reply to “yeah” will depend on the context that which “yeah” is used. If the context is an answer to a Yes/No question then you can say something like “ok” or “great”. 

Example:

Have you taken out the trash yet?

Yeah.

Ok, Good.

Uses of Yeah and how to respond

Your reply to yeah will depend on the context that which “yeah” is used.   

Yeah as an agreement 

When “yeah” is used to simply agree with something, your reply can be anything really. You can decide to change the topic or continue with the same topic.

Example

My football team is the best.

Yeah

They won the game last night 5-0.

Yeah as an answer to a Yes/No Question

You can reply to “yeah” that answers a yes/no question with “ok” or “good”

Did you clean the garage?

Yeah

Ok great, Now clean your room.

Other replies:

  • Awesome 
  • Amazing
  • Great 
  • Good
  • Ok 

Yeah as an exclamation 

Sometimes we use “yeah” as an exclamation when something good happens. You can reply to this “yeah” with “good job” or “well done”.  

YEAH!

Good job!

Conor
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