Definition

ja translates to yes in English.

Example sentence

Ja, det er riktig.

Uses ja in a typical greetings context.

How to use this word

ja means "yes" in Norwegian. It's a greetings word commonly used in everyday Norwegian. You'll see ja in conversations about greetings, in textbooks, and in short phrases you'll hear in Norway. As a A1-level word in the CEFR scale, it's one of the first you should learn — master ja early and dozens of related sentences become instantly easier to follow.