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casual version for dou itashimashite

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casual version for dou itashimashite

Postby JockZon » August 13th, 2006 9:48 pm

Hi... Is there any casual version for dou itashimashite, for use when you talk to other in my age or friends?

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Postby Brody » August 13th, 2006 10:40 pm

You can say, 「とんでもないです」 「とんでもありません」。 とんでもない literally means, "preposterous," "absurd" so it's like saying, "Don't be silly!" in English.

I guess you could drop the です and say とんでもない among friends. Probably be like saying, "No problem!"
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Postby Bueller_007 » August 14th, 2006 12:26 am

Brody wrote:You can say, 「とんでもないです」 「とんでもありません」。 とんでもない literally means, "preposterous," "absurd" so it's like saying, "Don't be silly!" in English.

I guess you could drop the です and say とんでもない among friends. Probably be like saying, "No problem!"

いいですよ and its alternative forms also work, and are a little more common, I think.

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Postby Brody » August 14th, 2006 4:37 am

いいですよ and its alternative forms also work, and are a little more common, I think.


Ah! Of course! Most naturally. I always complicate things more than I need to. You can also just say いいえ。 as if you're saying, "nah" in English. You're basically saying it was nothing to do whatever you did.
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Postby JockZon » August 14th, 2006 5:50 am

Haha! Thank you, I didn't think of that :oops:

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Postby Sakura » August 20th, 2006 3:00 pm

Another very casual one, the one I use the most with my friends, is just うん, like "sure." :D
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Postby JockZon » August 20th, 2006 5:59 pm

Oh really? I only thought you would use it as "yes". Thanks for all the replies.

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Postby Jason » August 21st, 2006 12:03 am

JockZon wrote:Oh really? I only thought you would use it as "yes". Thanks for all the replies.

I've heard はい used as a response to ありがとう before, so うん makes sense, too.
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Thanks

Postby gambit_2001nz » August 23rd, 2006 2:01 pm

ah, of course that's handy to know. I've been wanting to know the answer to that one for a little while......so iie is fine to use as a casual form.....and it's ok with friends.

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