Add English nuances to Japanese "いいえ"


Here are some natural ways to say "no" in English (please forgive the
language):

  * No
  * God no
  * Hell no
  * F*** no

How to include the English nuances in Japanese?

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Best attempts:

  * No - いいえ or ううん
  * God no - 絶対いや
  * Hell no - ありえへん or ありえない
  * F*** no - ??

Motivating examples:

  * Wanna eat soba again tonight? **No.**
  * Do you want to travel on Golden Week? **God no.**
  * Should we run another 10 miles? **Hell no.**
  * Want to go to a Justin Bieber concert? **F*** no.**




I will start by saying that Japanese-speakers do not say 「いいえ」 nearly as often
as English-speakers say "No". 「いいえ」 is simply not an everyday word for many of
us the same way "No" is for English-speakers.

As an average Japanese-speaker, the first time I ever used 「いいえ」 more than a
couple times a week in my life was when I started learning English in junior
high school and was " ** _required_** " to translate "No" to 「いいえ」 every time
we saw the word "No" as a reply in the textbook. It was painful as I was not
accustomed to saying 「いいえ」 out loud.

**In Japanese, we answer questions negatively mainly by negating the main
verb, adjective or noun used in the question itself**.

To the question "Wanna eat soba again tonight?", for instance, practically no
Japanese-speakers will reply, 「いいえ」, believe it or not. That would be an
incredibly firm denial if someone actually replied that way.

Mild-to-medium negation:

「（ううん）、あまり/イマイチ/そんなに(Verb)たくない/(Na-adjective)じゃない/(I-adjective)くない。」

「（それは and/or ちょっと）ないかも。」、「（それは and/or ちょっと）ありえないかも。」、「（それは and/or ちょっと）ムリかな。」

「それはちょっと・・・」← Kinda versatile, but do not overuse it!

Strong negation:

「いや/いやだ、[絶対]{ぜったい}(Verb)たくない/(Na-adjective)じゃない/(I-adjective)くない。」

「そんなわけねぇだろっ！」、「そんなわけないだろっ！」、 「なわけないっしょ！」、「ありえねえよ！」(そんな＝んな＝な)

「(Verb)はず（or わけ）ねぇだろっ！」、「(Verb)たいわけねぇだろっ！」

「絶対（or 100パー）ムリ！」、「絶対ダメ！」、「絶対ない」, etc.

「100パー～～（たく）ない！」

I count on your ability to conjugate verbs and adjective to fit into these
expressions.




I will start by saying that Japanese-speakers do not say 「いいえ」 nearly as often
as English-speakers say "No". 「いいえ」 is simply not an everyday word for many of
us the same way "No" is for English-speakers.

As an average Japanese-speaker, the first time I ever used 「いいえ」 more than a
couple times a week in my life was when I started learning English in junior
high school and was " ** _required_** " to translate "No" to 「いいえ」 every time
we saw the word "No" as a reply in the textbook. It was painful as I was not
accustomed to saying 「いいえ」 out loud.

**In Japanese, we answer questions negatively mainly by negating the main
verb, adjective or noun used in the question itself**.

To the question "Wanna eat soba again tonight?", for instance, practically no
Japanese-speakers will reply, 「いいえ」, believe it or not. That would be an
incredibly firm denial if someone actually replied that way.

Mild-to-medium negation:

「（ううん）、あまり/イマイチ/そんなに(Verb)たくない/(Na-adjective)じゃない/(I-adjective)くない。」

「（それは and/or ちょっと）ないかも。」、「（それは and/or ちょっと）ありえないかも。」、「（それは and/or ちょっと）ムリかな。」

「それはちょっと・・・」← Kinda versatile, but do not overuse it!

Strong negation:

「いや/いやだ、[絶対]{ぜったい}(Verb)たくない/(Na-adjective)じゃない/(I-adjective)くない。」

「そんなわけねぇだろっ！」、「そんなわけないだろっ！」、 「なわけないっしょ！」、「ありえねえよ！」(そんな＝んな＝な)

「(Verb)はず（or わけ）ねぇだろっ！」、「(Verb)たいわけねぇだろっ！」

「絶対（or 100パー）ムリ！」、「絶対ダメ！」、「絶対ない」, etc.

「100パー～～（たく）ない！」

I count on your ability to conjugate verbs and adjective to fit into these
expressions.

