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What even is "aye"? (I'm a stupid American)
Ok so I'm American, and my Scottish friends always use the word "aye". And I actually have no idea what it means, nor how to use it in a sentence. Can someone out there help me?
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Aye is simply just a way of saying 'yes' that is used primarily in Scotland - it's just how they say yes. I can usually be caught saying it myself at times too and its meaning is no different to saying, 'yes'.
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At it's simplest Aye just means Yes. You can use it anywhere you'd say yes.
Occasionally aye will also be used to mean 'always' or 'forever'. That much less common though. A phrase like "He's always whining' could be said "He's ay whining." or "Love that will always endure" is "Love that will aye endure."
Like I said tho, that use is uncommon. Your friends probably simply use it in place of Yes, Yup and Uh huh.
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