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