いいえ
iie
Polite
Translations
1.
no
2.
not
Notes
In Japanese, 'いいえ' is a polite way to say 'no'. It is often used in formal situations. For casual conversations, 'いや' or 'ううん' might be used instead.
Tags
#negation
#basic vocabulary
#politeness
Examples
いいえ、まだ終わっていません。
Iie, mada owatteimasen.
No, it is not finished yet.
いいえ、結構です。
Iie, kekkō desu.
No, thank you.