How to Pronounce “yea

word

/ˈjeɪ/
yay
/jˈeɪ/
yay

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈjeɪ/

British English

/jˈeɪ/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

yay

UK

yay

Listen in Context

The clerk wrote down one yea and one nay.

You still hear yea in formal votes, but almost never in daily speech.

When the teacher asked if we agreed, he said, "Yea."

In the old text, yea means "yes."