Saturday, November 19, 2011

What's the difference between the below words? いいえ; いいや; いえ; いな; いや (iie; iiya; ie; ina; iya)?

If there is a difference when do you know to use at which situation?





I tend to hear guys say Iya more than Iie is it a masculine/feminine thing?|||いいえ; mostly polite and formal


いえ; short form of いいえ


いや; not formal, women sometimes use it.


いやよ; women use this, not formal


いいや; strong feeling of negative, women seldom use it.


いな; old style, writing


やだyada、やだよyadayo; casual , men and women





just for your help.|||I've actually never heard some of them used, but maybe because I've only learned the main dialect and never actually been to Japan. -_-





iie - no (generally used)


iya - no (as in don't want to) more feminine, I think.


ie - means house -__-





Possible one that is used more by males is:


iyaa... - often used by men to express modesty when being complimented

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