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."