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Essential Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Part 9: Responding to an Apology 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. OK : オッケー Okkee (Informal)
5. That’s alright : いいよ liyo (Informal)
6. No, it is me (who is sorry) : いいえ、こちらこそ lie, kochira koso (Formal)
7. No, it is me (who is sorry) : ううん、こっちこそ Uun, kocchi koso (Informal)
8. No, (don’t mention it) I am ok. : いいえ、だいじょうぶです lie, daijoobu desu (Formal)
9. No, (don’t mention it) I am ok. : ううん、だいじょうぶ Uun, daijoobu (Informal)
10. No, (don’t mention it) I am ok.いや、だいじょうぶ Iya, daijoobu (Informal)
11. Please don’t worry about it : きにしないでください Kini shinaide kudasai (Formal)
12. No worries! : きにしないで Kini shinaide! (Informal)
13. I was wrong too, so…(don’t mention it) : こちらも or わたしもわるかったですから Kochira mo or Watashi mo warukatta desu kara (Formal)
14. I was wrong too, so…(don’t mention it) : おれも or ぼくもわるかったから Ore mo or Boku mo warukatta kara (Informal)… Used by male
15. I was wrong too, so…(don’t mention it) : あたしもわるかったから Atashi mo warukatta kara (Informal)… Used by female
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