How to Say ‘No, I'm fine.’ in Japanese
いいえ、大丈夫です。
iie daijoubu desu
[iie dye-joh-boo dess]
💬 Usage Tip: 大丈夫です literally means "it's fine," but it is the standard polite way to say no thanks to an offer. It works for a bag, heating your food, or chopsticks.
Phrase Breakdown
いいえ、
iie
No,
いいえ (iie) means 'no'. Hold the long 'ii' sound, then add 'e': 'ii-e'.
いいえ、違います。
No, that's not right.
Words in this phrase
いいえ
iie
[iie]
no
A negation or disagreement word.
いいえ、大丈夫です。
No, it's okay.
大丈夫です。
daijoubu desu
I'm fine (no thanks).
大丈夫 (daijoubu) means 'okay' or 'fine'. Here it politely declines an offer. Hold the long 'o' in 'joo', and say 'desu' as 'des'.
袋は大丈夫です。
I don't need a bag, thanks.
Words in this phrase
大丈夫
daijoubu
[dye-joh-boo]
okay; all right; no problem
Used to say something is fine, safe, or not a problem.
車いすでも大丈夫です。
It is okay even with a wheelchair.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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