Illustration: At a small neighborhood café, a server holds a coffee pot just above a customer's nearly empty cup, pausing with raised eyebrows and an open, questioning expression. The customer meets the server's eyes and gives a clear, relaxed nod, one hand resting beside the cup in welcome.

JLPT N5interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

ええ

yes

A conversational way to say はい. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

ええ、昨日行きのういったわ。
Yes, I went yesterday.
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ええ、どうぞ来きてね。
Yes, please come.
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ええ、わたしもそう思おもいます。
Yeah. I think so, too.
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