Yeba!
Yéba! with stress marks
shout of triumph (Yes!; all right!; hooray!)
Usage Note
Yeba! is an exclamation of joy, victory, or celebration equivalent to 'Yes!' or 'Hooray!' in English. It is informal and energetic, commonly heard among friends when celebrating a win or good news, and is not used in formal contexts.
Examples
" Yeba! Pasado ako! "
Natural Translation
Hooray! I passed!
Literal Translation
Hooray! Passed I!
" Yeba! Nanalo tayo sa laro! "
Natural Translation
Hooray! We won the game!
Literal Translation
Hooray! Won we in-the game!
" Yeba! Pagkatapos ng maraming buwang paghihirap, sa wakas ay nakuha rin namin ang trabaho na matagal naming pinangarap. "
Natural Translation
Hooray! After many months of hardship, we finally got the job that we had long dreamed of.
Literal Translation
Hooray! After of many month's hardship, at last got also we the job that long our dreamed.
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