How to Say ‘Not at all, I'm the one who asked.’ in Japanese
いえいえ、僕から誘ったので。
ie ie boku kara sasotsu ta no de
[ee-EH ee-EH boh-koo kara sah-SOHT tah noh deh]
Phrase Breakdown
いえいえ、
ie ie
No, no, not at all,
This politely brushes off an apology or thanks. Say it lightly and quickly.
いえいえ、大丈夫ですよ。
No, no, it's fine.
Words in this phrase
いえ
ie
[ee-EH]
no
A polite way to say no or correct someone.
いえ、違います。
No, that's wrong.
いえ
ie
[ee-EH]
no
A polite way to say no or correct someone.
いえ、違います。
No, that's wrong.
僕から誘ったので。
boku kara sasotsu ta no de
since I'm the one who invited you.
This gives the reason why there is no need to apologize. ので sounds soft and polite.
僕から誘ったので、気にしないでください。
I invited you, so don't worry about it.
Words in this phrase
僕
boku
[boh-koo]
I; me (male speaker)
First-person pronoun commonly used by men in casual-to-neutral speech. On dates, it can sound friendly but slightly casual compared to 私.
僕も映画が好きです。
I also like movies.
から
kara
[kara]
from
Shows the starting point in a range, such as from row 1.
一列目から五列目まで売り切れです。
From the first row to the fifth row is sold out.
誘っ
sasotsu
[sah-SOHT]
invited (stem)
Form of 誘う 'to invite; ask out'.
彼女を映画に誘った。
I invited her to a movie.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
の
no
[noh]
because (part of ので)
First part of ので, giving a reason softly.
雨なので行きません。
Since it's raining, I won't go.
で
de
[deh]
because (part of ので)
Second part of ので, 'because; since'.
疲れたので寝ます。
I'm tired, so I'll sleep.
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