Saying no without saying no
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ちょっと難しいですね
ENthat is a no
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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検討させてください
ENlet me consider it
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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前向きに考えます
ENI will give it positive thought
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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今回は見送ります
ENwe will pass this time
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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難しいかもしれません
ENit may be difficult
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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持ち帰って相談します
ENI will take it back and discuss it
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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上と相談してみます
ENI will ask upstairs
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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お気持ちはありがたいのですが
ENI appreciate the thought, but
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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せっかくですが
ENkind of you, but
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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また今度お願いします
ENanother time, perhaps
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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難しいと思います
ENI think it will not work
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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はっきり言ってください
ENplease say it plainly
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
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分かりました、諦めます
ENunderstood, I will drop it
Japanese refuses by trailing off. Chotto muzukashii is a no, and everyone hears it as one.
Saying no without saying no in Japanese - 13 phrases you can play on a loop until they stick. Each one shows the characters, the reading and the meaning in six languages.