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Useful Japanese Phrases: Part 5

Essential Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Part 5: Responding to “Thank You” in Japanese

1. No (don’t mention it) : いいえ lie (Formal)

2. No (don’t mention it) : いえいえ le ie (Formal)

3. No (don’t mention it) : ううん Uun (Informal)

4. Yup: うん Un (Informal)

5. Anytime: いつでも Itsudemo (Informal)

6. OK: オッケー Okkee (Informal)

7. That’s alright (No problem) : いいよ liyo (Informal)

8. No, it is me (who is grateful) : いいえ、こちらこそ lie, kochira koso (Formal)

9. No, it is me (who is grateful) : ううん、こっちこそ Uun, kocchi koso (Informal)

10. I’m happy for you : よかったですね Yokatta desu ne (Formal)

11. I’m happy for you : よかったね Yokatta ne (Informal)

12. Please don’t worry about it : きにしないでください Kini shinaide kudasai (Formal)

13. No worries! : きにしないで Kini shinaide! (Informal)

14. You are welcome : どういたしまして Doo itashimashite (Formal)… not commonly used among native speakers

15. I hope you like it : きにいってくれたら、いいですけど Kiniitte kuretara iidesu kedo (Formal)

16. I hope you like it : きにいってくれたら、いいけど Kiniitte kuretara ii kedo (Informal)

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