by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “That’s enough!” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
That’s enough!
もういいよ！
mou iiyo*
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
もういいです！
mou iidesu*
We pronounce “mou iiyo” like “mō īyo” and “mou iidesu” like “mō īdesu”.
- that’s ＝ それは sorewa
- enough ＝ もういいです mou iidesu
We do not usually say “それは” in this case. We just simply say “もういいよ” or “もういいです”.
それは もういいですthat’s enough