To pronounce "yah", say YAH — one syllable, IPA /jɑː/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/jɑː/
IPA
"yah" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with guffaw and draw, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: ja, ya — easy to mix up when writing.
adverb
“Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Yah" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "yah" is /jɑː/.
Yah: Yes.
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