how do you pronounce いいえ ?
hi guys , i was wondering how do japanese people pronounce いいえ ? i think it's like ( iie or iiey ) but i heard it in some movies like ( iiya ) .. so is it me hearing wrong , or it's another word ?

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how do you pronounce いいえ ?
hi guys , i was wondering how do japanese people  pronounce いいえ ? i think it's like ( iie or iiey ) but i heard it in some movies like ( iiya ) .. so is it me hearing wrong , or it's another word ?

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I think it's like English "ee" (like ي I think?) followed by the "e" sound in "met". Long ii + e: iie. Hiragana characters are always read the same way.

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ee-ae

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Masaya, thank you so much , i'm glad to learn another meaning for this word

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Well, what you heard as iiya would be いいや.  We have a couple more ways of saying  いいえ(iie)  For example, いえ(ie) いや (iya) いいや (iiya) 、かれを、しっていますか？ (= Do you know him?)  いや、しりません。(=No, I don't)

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