How to Say ‘There's no problem.’ in Japanese
問題ありません。
mondai ari mase n
[MOHN-dye ah-ree mah-SEH n]
Phrase Breakdown
問題
mondai
[MOHN-dye]
problem; issue
A problem, issue, or question to deal with.
問題はありません。
There is no problem.
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
Stem of あります, used for existence or possession of non-living things.
はい、あります。
Yes, I have it.
ませ
mase
[mah-SEH]
polite negative ending
Part of the polite negative form -masen, making a verb or expression negative and polite.
時間がありません。
I don't have time.
ん
n
[n]
(negative ending)
Contracted form of the polite negative ending, as in ありません.
今日は時間がありません。
I don't have time today.
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