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.