--- In [email protected], "greedyshark"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> In the Japanese language there is a translation of the word "no" that
> simply means no. I have heard that there is also a translation
of "no"
> that means "absolutely, positively, no...and don't ask me
> that question again"...a much stronger translation than the commonly
> used "no".
I can't think of any Japanese word that means "absolutely, positively,
no...and don't ask me that question again".
On second thougt, there's one phrase that may be the closest to the
definition: "baka mo yasumi yasumi ie" (lit. "Say nonsense taking
rests"). But this is a very informal, rude expression, and I don't
think it's a good idea to say this during business negotiations.
If you want to say "No means no", use "dame to ittara dame desu."
This wouldn't sounnd so rude or informal in business situations.
Kamui
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