surely

Question

When a student asks a question and the answer is "yes" I sometimes say surely meaning certainly. Some students think this is a strange answer and suggested si followed by a word that sounds like mon. Is that an appropriate translation or should I restrict myself to yes and no'

Answer 1

Miguel, please don't use chat talk (u, nd), because we have a lot of English learners on the site. (See the Forum Rules.) Thanks!!

Miguel said:

i agree just to keep it simple but if u want to get creative nd introduce new vocabulary you could say:

¡De claro! - of course

OR

Cierto/Perfecto- true/perfect!

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Answer 2

i agree just to keep it simple but if u want to get creative nd introduce new vocabulary you could say:

¡De claro! - of course

OR

Cierto/Perfecto- true/perfect!

Answer 3

Are you asking about the English or the Spanish? (not clear)

Answer 4

Erin said:

I don't understand ¡Desde luego! and ¡Bien entendido! ?
¡Bien entendido! The straightforward translation is "Well understood" So you're saying that you know/agree with what the other person has said.

¡Desde luego! doesn't translate literally (word for word) but it's used much like "Yeah, sure!" or "Of course!"

Answer 5

I don't understand ¡Desde luego! and ¡Bien entendido! ?

samdie said:

Well, obviously, answering with a simple "sí" or "no" both answers the question and avoids the possibilities of mistakes that might result from a longer/more "complicated" answer. Equally obviously there are many other ways of answering that are in common use and (in some cases) provide more emphasis. Si, ¿cómo no? or ¡Claro que sí! or ¡Desde luego! or ¡Por supuesto! or ¡Bien entendido! or ¡Naturalmente!.

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Answer 6

samdie said:

Well, obviously, answering with a simple "sí" or "no" both answers the question and avoids the possibilities of mistakes that might result from a longer/more "complicated" answer. Equally obviously there are many other ways of answering that are in common use and (in some cases) provide more emphasis. Si, ¿cómo no? or ¡Claro que sí! or ¡Desde luego! or ¡Por supuesto! or ¡Bien entendido! or ¡Naturalmente!.

I agree with samdie. The amount of people who try to be clever can also end up confusing the situation. Keep language simple. The times I hear "I personally", Another is "fairly unique". It is either unique or not.

Answer 7

Well, obviously, answering with a simple "sí" or "no" both answers the question and avoids the possibilities of mistakes that might result from a longer/more "complicated" answer. Equally obviously there are many other ways of answering that are in common use and (in some cases) provide more emphasis. Si, ¿cómo no? or ¡Claro que sí! or ¡Desde luego! or ¡Por supuesto! or ¡Bien entendido! or ¡Naturalmente!.

Answer 8

Simón is street slang for yes in Spanish and if I'm correct it's mostly used by people from Mexico.