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Agreeing & Disagreeing (Day 83) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-06-09100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 83

Agreeing & Disagreeing (同意・否定)


🧠 Why Agree / Disagree?

You need to respond in conversation.

👉 Very important for natural communication


🔤 Basic Phrases

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

はい

hai

yes

いいですね

ii desu ne

sounds good

そうですね

sou desu ne

that’s right

いいえ

iie

no

ちがいます

chigaimasu

that’s wrong / no

ちょっと…

chotto

hmm… (soft no)

👉 Essential responses


🔊 Key Point

• はい / いいえ = clear answer
• そうですね = natural agreement
• ちょっと… = soft refusal

👉 Tone matters


✍️ How to Use

👉 Examples:

Situation

Response

Invitation

いいですね!

Agreement

そうですね

Refusal

ちょっと…


📝 Example Conversation

  • A: すし を たべませんか?
  • B: いいですね!

  • A: えいが を みませんか?
  • B: ちょっと…

👉 Practice both responses


❌ Common Mistakes

• Saying only はい
• Being too direct
• No variation

👉 Use natural responses


📚 Learn Faster

• Practice reactions
• Say out loud
• Repeat often
• Use in conversation

👉 Reaction speed matters


🎯 Practice

👉 Respond:

• いきませんか? → ?
• たべませんか? → ?

Make 3 responses


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Choose

No.

Situation

Answer

1

friend invites

?

2

you disagree

?

3

soft no

?


② Meaning

No.

Sentence

Answer

4

そうですね

?

5

ちがいます

?


③ Translate

No.

English

Answer

6

sounds good

?

7

that’s right

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

いいですね

2

ちがいます

3

ちょっと…

4

that’s right

5

that’s wrong

6

いいですね

7

そうですね


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 84: Expressing Feelings

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