How to Say "Yes, It Is" in Arabic

نعم، إنه كذلك

na'am, innahu kadhalik

The English phrase "yes, it is" can be translated into Arabic as نعم، إنه كذلك (na'am, innahu kadhalik).

This phrase is used to confirm that a previous statement or question about a thing or situation is correct.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of na'am (yes), innahu (it is/indeed it) and kadhalik (like that/so).

You may also use the formal version نعم، هو كذلك.

In spoken Egyptian Arabic, one would more likely use the colloquial أيوه، هو كدة instead of the formal نعم، إنه كذلك.

If the subject being confirmed is a feminine noun, the pronoun changes from innahu to innaha to form نعم، إنها كذلك.

na'am, innahu kadhalik

While نعم is the standard word for 'yes', the Egyptian colloquial أيوه (aywa) is believed by some linguists to be a contraction of أي والله (ay wallahi), meaning 'yes, by God'.
The word نعم (na'am) shares the same root as the word for 'blessing' or 'grace' (نعمة), reflecting a cultural link between affirmative responses and positivity.
When someone calls your name, responding with نعم (na'am) functions as a polite way to say 'I am listening' or 'yes, what is it' rather than confirming a fact.

نعم، هو كذلك.
Yes, it is.
هل هذا الخبر صحيح؟ نعم، إنه كذلك.
hal hadha al-khabar sahih? na'am, innahu kadhalik.
Is this news correct? Yes, it is.
نعم، إنه كذلك، الوقت متأخر جداً.
na'am, innahu kadhalik, al-waqt muta'akhir jiddan.
Yes, it is, the time is very late.

Nour and Omar are discussing a difficult situation at work.

نور Nour

هل الوضع صعب اليوم يا عمر؟
hal al-wad' sa'b al-yawm ya 'umar?
Is the situation difficult today, Omar?
عمر Omar

نعم، إنه كذلك.
na'am, innahu kadhalik.
Yes, it is.
نور Nour

هل يجب أن ننهي العمل الآن؟
hal yajib an nunhiya al-'amal al-an?
Do we have to finish the work now?
عمر Omar

نعم، علينا ذلك.
na'am, 'alayna dhalik.
Yes, we must.

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