Illustration: At a home dining table, one friend cheerfully offers another an extra helping from an enormous serving bowl of noodles.

JLPT N3interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

いいや

iiya

no, nope

An emphatic, informal reply. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. いいや。簡単かんたんじゃないよ。

    No, it’s not easy.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 「疲つかれたか」「いいや、ちっとも」

    "Are you tired?" "No, not at all."

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 「ここに来くるのは今回こんかいが初はじめて？」「いいや。去年きょねんも来きたよ」

    "Is this the first time you’re here?" "No, I was here last year."

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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