The Konbini Question That Freezes Every Tourist
To say No, I'm fine, thank you in Japanese, say いいえ、けっこうです (iie, kekkō desu).
The cashier asks you something at the register and you freeze. Here's the clean way out.
いいえ、けっこうです
iie, kekkō desu
No, I'm fine, thank you
In this video
- いいえ、けっこうです。 iie, kekkō desu. No, I'm fine, thanks. (small hand-wave)
- あ、けっこうです。ありがとうございます。 a, kekkō desu. arigatō gozaimasu. Oh, I'm fine, thank you.
Why this phrase
Every konbini cashier fires the point-card question, and tourists panic-nod. Teaches recognition of the question plus one polite, unambiguous decline with a hand-wave. Fresh survival phrase distinct from the already-covered 大丈夫.
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