How to Say ‘No, I don't.’ in Japanese
いいえ、ありません。
iie ari mase n
[ee-eh ah-ree mah-seh n]
💬 Usage Tip: Use this to say you don’t have something (symptoms, allergies, a fever, etc.). Pattern: [いいえ、〜ありません] = “No, there isn’t / I don’t have …”.
🇯🇵 In Japan: At pharmacies/clinics in Japan you’ll often be asked yes/no health checklist questions, so this polite negative is very handy.
Phrase Breakdown
いいえ
iie
[ee-eh]
No; nope.
A polite negative response. Often used to answer yes/no questions (e.g., “Do you have…?”, “Is there…?”).
いいえ、胃の痛みはありません。
No, I don’t have stomach pain.
ありません
ari mase n
there isn't/aren't; I don't have (polite)
Polite negative of あります. Used to say something does not exist or you do not have it.
いたみはありません。
There is no pain.
Words in this phrase
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
(stem) exist; have (polite negative form base).
Stem of ある (“to exist/to have”). With ません it becomes ありません (“there isn’t / I don’t have”). Common at pharmacies/clinics when saying you don’t have a symptom.
吐き気はあり ません。
I don’t have nausea.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
(part of polite negative) -masen.
Polite negative ending. Added to a verb stem to say “do not / is not.” Here: あり + ませ + ん → ありません.
熱はあり ません。
I don’t have a fever.
ん
n
[n]
(completes ません) n.
Final ん completes the polite negative ません. Used in many polite negative statements in medical/pharmacy settings.
下痢はありませ ん。
I don’t have diarrhea.
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