How to Say “You’re welcome.” in Japanese

How do you say “You’re welcome.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

You’re welcome.

どういたしまして

 douitashimashite*

*We do not clearly pronounce the vowels in the middle of a word. We pronounce “dou” like “dō”.

“どういたしまして” is quite formal, so we often simply say :

いいえ。

 iie**

**We pronounce “ii” like “ī”.

Or to our friends :

ううん。

 uun

“いいえ” and “ううん” mean “No.”. It includes the meaning of “No problem.” in this kind of situation.


(formal)

どういたしまして。

(polite)

いいえ。

(casual)

ううん。


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