Spanish words
Yes in Spanish
“Yes” in Spanish is sí, pronounced /si/. It's an interjection, so it has no gender.
In a sentence
Ella sonríe y dice que sí.
She smiles and says yes.
Hear the sentence
Grammar note
Sí takes an accent. Without it, si means if: si llueve, no voy (if it rains, I'm not going).
How to remember it
It sounds like the English see. Picture the thumbs up in the photo and say: see? Sí.
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