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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 11 MIN

134 [✐3] Yes? No?

from Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing · host Yoko

[✐3]When yes not yes is. はい/うん、いいえ/ううん“Yes? No?”[00:07]Hello everyone. How are you doing? Still many people   are confused with “Yes” and “No” in Japanese. Sometimes “Yes” can mean “No,” depending on the context, and vice versa.[00:21]We start with quiz. Firstly, please listen to the example.Example:Hanako san, don’t you go to the party?Hanako: Iie … I dare not to write No.→ Hanako san is;a) going to the party.b) not going to the party.[00:37]Is the answer a) or b)? The answer is a).  Here, “iie” negates the statement “don’t go   to the party”, so it means “go to the party”.Ready?[00:52]Quiz 1Hanako san, don’t you eat breakfast?Hanako: hai→ Hanako sana) eats breakfast.b) doesn’t eat breakfast.[01:07]Quiz 2Hanako san, you didn’t make it in time to the meeting, didn’t you?Hanako: iie→ Hanako sana) was on time for the meeting.b) was late for the meeting.[01:25]Quiz 3Hanako san, didn’t you go back to your parent’s home at the end of the year?Hanako: hai→ At the end of the year, Hanako sana) went back to her parent’s home.b) didn’t go back to her parent’s home[01:42]Quiz 4Hanako san, don’t you like Karaoke?Hanako: iie→ Hanako sana) likes Karaoke.b) doesn’t like karaoke.[01:57]Quiz 5Hanako san, don’t you sign up for the Japanese course?Hanako: iie→ Hanako sana) will sign up for the Japanese course.b) will not sign up for the Japanese course.[02:19]How was it? If you agree with what the other person   said, you say “hai”. If not, you say ”iie”. Let’s check, and please repeat the Hanako san’s answer.=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=「はい?いいえ?」[00:07]みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。にほんごのyes とnoは、まだこんらんしてしまうひとがおおいですね。Sometimes “Yes” can mean “No,” depending on the context, and vice versa.[00:21]では、クイズからはじめます。まず、れいをきいてください。れい:はなこさん、パーティにいかないんですか。Hanako: いいえ→ はなこさんは、a) パーティにいきます。b) パーティにいきません。[00:37]こたえはa)ですか、bですか? こたえは、aです。Here, “いいえ” negates the statement “パーティにいかない”, so it means “パーティにいきます”.いいですか。[00:52]クイズ1はなこさん、あさごはんをたべないんですか。Hanako: はい。→ はなこさんは、a)あさごはんをたべます。b) あさごはんをたべません。[01:07]クイズ2はなこさん、かいぎに まにあわなかったんですよね。Hanako: いいえ。→ はなこさんは、a) かいぎにまにあいました。b) かいぎにまにあいませんでした。[01:25]クイズ3はなこさん、ねんまつ じっかに かえらなかったんですか。Hanako: はい。→ はなこさんは、ねんまつ、a) じっかに かえりました。b) じっかに かえりませんでした。[01:42]クイズ4はなこさん、カラオケがきらいなんですか。Hanako: いいえ。→ はなこさんは、a) カラオケがすきです。b) カラオケがきらいです。[01:57]クイズ5はなこさん、つぎのにほんごコースにもうしこまないんですか。Hanako: いいえ→ はなこさんは、a) にほんごコースに もうしこみます。b) にほんごコースに もうしこみません。Support the show=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on PatreonNote: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese. 

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[✐3]When yes not yes is. はい/うん、いいえ/ううん “Yes? No?” [00:07] Hello everyone. How are you doing? Still many people are confused with “Yes” and “No” in Japanese. Sometimes “Yes” can mean “No,” depending on the context, and vice versa. [00:21] We start with quiz. Firstly, please listen to the example. Example: Hanako san, don’t you go to the party? Hanako: Iie … I dare not to write No. → Hanako san is; a) going to the party. b) not going to the party. [00:37] Is the answer a) or b)? The answ...

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