How to Say ‘No, it's fine for now.’ in Japanese
いいえ、今は大丈夫です。
iie ima wa daijoubu desu
[iie ima wah dye-joh-boo dess]
Phrase Breakdown
いいえ、今は
iie ima wa
no, for now
いいえ (no) + 今は (for now, as of now). Pause briefly after いいえ.
いいえ、今は忙しくないです。
No, I'm not busy now.
Words in this phrase
いいえ
iie
[iie]
no
A negative response to deny or disagree.
いいえ、持っていません。
No, I don't have it.
今
ima
[ima]
now
At the present time or moment.
今、何をしていますか？
What are you doing now?
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker; as for
A particle that marks the topic. Written は but pronounced わ.
今日は体のサイズを確認します。
As for today, I will check the body size.
大丈夫です。
daijoubu desu
it's fine / okay
A very common polite way to say something is okay or not needed.
私は大丈夫です。
I'm okay.
Words in this phrase
大丈夫
daijoubu
[dye-joh-boo]
okay; all right; no problem
Used to say something is fine, safe, or acceptable.
この席でも大丈夫です。
This seat is also okay.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
Polite form of 'to be' used in many basic sentences.
こちらで大丈夫です。
This is fine.
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