હા
hā/ˈɦɑ/
The Gujarati word for 'yes' is હા (hā).
The particle હા is used to indicate agreement or acceptance. You can also use the verb phrase હા પાડવી to express the action of saying yes or giving consent.
Meaning: word used to indicate agreement or acceptance (particle)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain parts of North Gujarat, the word hoi is used to express agreement or affirmation.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is hā and the IPA is /ˈɦɑ/.
Did you know?
- While હા is the word for 'yes', Gujaratis often indicate agreement using a distinctive side-to-side head bobble that may look like a 'no' to an English speaker.
- Depending on the tone, હા? can be used as a question to mean 'What did you say?' or 'Excuse me?', turning a 'yes' into a request for repetition.
- The phrase હા પાડવી literally translates to 'to strike a yes', which is a vivid way to describe the act of giving consent.
Examples in context
- હા.Yes.This example shows the use of the particle હા.Tatoeba #3268784 by Rav, translation #477086 by soweli_Elepanto
- હા પાડવીTo say yesThis example shows the use of the verb phrase હા પાડવી.
- હા, હું આવું છું.hā, huṃ āvuṃ chuṃ.Yes, I am coming.
Example conversation
Priya is asking Aryan if he has finished his homework.
- પ્રિયા Priyaઆર્યન, તેં હોમવર્ક પૂરું કર્યું?Āryan, tēē homework purʼnn karyʼn?Aryan, did you finish your homework?
- આર્યન Aryanહા, મેં પૂરું કર્યું.Hā, mēē purʼnn karyʼn.Yes, I finished it.
- પ્રિયા Priyaખરેખર? બહુ સરસ!Kharekhar? Bahu saras!Really? Very good!
- આર્યન Aryanઆભાર, પ્રિયા.Ābhār, Priya.Thanks, Priya.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “yes” translations and entries હા, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR, Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
