German particle · CEFR A1
ja
Meaning in English: yes; (emphasis) after all
Example
Ja, ich komme gern mit.
Yes, I'd love to come along.
How common is ja?
ja is number 305 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 282 times per million words — about once every 3,500 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 54% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 301der Mannman; husband
- 302mehrereseveral
- 303die Fragequestion
- 304wenigerless, fewer
- 305jayes; (emphasis) after all
- 306der SeptemberSeptember
- 307insbesonderein particular, especially
- 308nichtsnothing
- 309jeever; each; je … desto
In these word lists
- The 500 most common German words#305
- The 1,000 most common German words#305
- The 5,000 most common German words#305
- German A1 vocabulary#184
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.