About the word "Hai"

Yes, I just wanted to ask question about the word "Hai" First of all, I know what's "Hai" means. It means "Yes" something like that. At Lesson 1.2, Does the word "Hai" really means "Here"?

Hai literally means "yes" contextually in lesson 1.2 it CAN be interpreted as "here" as in "here you go". Its kinda like, "I need that pen, could you hand it to me?" "Ah yes" *Hands pen to other person. Except in 1.2 its like: "Green tea please, How much will that cost?" "It is 250 yen." (Contextually: The green tea costs 250 yen.) "Yes, it is 250 yen." (Contextually: Ah yes, I have 250 yen. *Here*, please take the 250 yen as my payment for the green tea.) That is how you go from yes to here... As "Here" in English can be used as a word intended to mean "I'm attempting to give you <object a> could you take it?" Overall you can see Japanese is very contextual (Which is in my top 5 reasons for loving it). I don't want to sound blunt but I'd suggest "get used to it" as you'll find much much more contextual things later on as you continue to study Japanese. Until next time, Derek

Konnichiwa! *_Hai_* ... is indeed a very versatile word. Adding on to Derek-san's comment. When answering the phone, HAI, literally "yes", serves as a "hello"! -Sayaka

[quo]*Quote from * Sayaka Konnichiwa! *_Hai_* ... is indeed a very versatile word. Adding on to Derek-san's comment. When answering the phone, HAI, literally "yes", serves as a "hello"! -Sayaka[/quo] W00t! I saved you typing!... xD -Derek