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myst
4mo ago
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And why do they say ‘right?’ every time? Because without it my ‘ja’ does not mean ‘yes, sir’, but rather ‘I hear you, go on’. So, same as everywhere else.
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nuancebydefault
4mo ago
The answer to 'right?' usually is 'yeah', to indicate: yes, I agree.
So 'Ja? Ja.' in German can be translated as 'Right? Yeah.' in English.
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