Culture and slang · Lesson 3

Hearing a soft “no”: 「ちょっと……」「結構けっこうです」

いえいえ、お気持きもちだけで十分じゅうぶんです。

「いいです」, 「結構けっこうです」, 「大丈夫だいじょうぶです」: “fine” or “no, thanks”; uses of 「ちょっと」; soft refusals at home, at work and on signs; telling a real “no”.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01Main dialogue: dinner with a host family
  2. 02「いいです」「結構けっこうです」「大丈夫だいじょうぶです」: yes or no?
  3. 03The many meanings of 「ちょっと」
  4. 04Hearing a soft “no”: in daily life, at work and on signs
  5. 05Easy misunderstandings

Practice

  • Match each expression to what it really means
  • What would you say?
  • What do they really mean?
  • True or false?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Put the dialogue in order

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