Meaning of "yes"

yes •

n.
• • an affirmative answer: oo, opo, oho (the last two are used to show respect, but "oho" is less formal than "opo")

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nod

v.
• • 1. to bow the head slightly and raise it again quickly: tumango
  • 2. to let the head fall forward and bob about when sleepy: magyukayok, magtukatok, magtukaki
  • 3. to say yes by nodding: tumango, tanguan
  • 4. to be sleepy: mag-antok, magyukayok, magtukatok

n.
• • 1. a bowing of the head: tango, pagtango
  • 2. a nodding of the head as when sleepy: pagyuyukayok, pagtutukatok

tango

n.
• • a kind of Latin American dance: tanggo

v.
• • tumango', itango' (-um:i-) to nod, to say yes. Tumango siya. He nodded. Itango mo ang iyong ulo. Nod your head.

all-right

adj.
• • 1. correct: tama, tumpak, wasto
  • 2. yes: oo
  • 3. good enough: mabuti

opo

part.
• • yes (polite form); just like po' and ho', the more colloquial or a little less formal form of opo' (although certainly not a less respectful form) is oho'

nga

part.
• • emphatic particle, expressing confirmation, truly, really, certainly, request particle meaning "please", so, therefore, really. Oo, nga. Yes, indeed. Ikaw nga ang maysabi. You, yourself said so. Ituro nga ninyo (polite request). Please show me the way...

oo

n.
• • yes, affirmative response

ba

part.
• • question marker, expressive of interrogation in yes or no questions. Mayroon ba silang ginawa? Have they done anything?

po

part.
• • a form that indicates respect or politeness, sir/ma'am. Opo'. (oo + po) Yes, sir.