いいえ

• (usually in repetition) いえ (ie)

Corruption of 否 (ina); related to 否む (inamu, “refuse”).

• (Tokyo) いいえ​ [ìíéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [iːe̞]

いいえ (rōmaji īe)

1. no

   「東 (とう)京 (きょう)出 (しゅっ)身 (しん)ですか。」「いいえ、大 (おお)阪 (さか)出 (しゅっ)身 (しん)です。」

   “Tōkyō shusshin desu ka.” “Īe, Ōsaka shusshin desu.”

   "Are you from Tokyo?" "No, I am from Osaka."

2. Response to words of gratitude.

   「ありがとうございます。」「いいえ、どういたしまして。」

   “Arigatō gozaimasu.” “Īe, dō itashimashite.”

   "Thank you." "My pleasure."

   「あ、どうも。」「いえいえ、こちらこそ。」

   “A, dōmo.” “Ie ie, kochira koso.”

   "Oh, thanks." "Not at all, I should thank you."

May be considered overly direct. Use of simple declaratives is also possible, such as 違 (ちが)います (chigaimasu).

• ううん (ūn)

• はい (hai)

• 嫌 (いや) (iya)