I'm okay, no thanks, excuse me

The words

How they differ

These are ready-made lines more than grammar:

Someone checks on you → 「だいじょうぶです。」

Offered something you don't need → 「いいです。」or 「いいえ、いいです。」

Getting attention, apologizing, or thanking for effort → 「すみません。」

いいです here reuses いい from the adjective lesson. Tone and context matter: 「いい です ね」can mean "that's nice," while a short 「いいです」to an offer often means "I'm fine / no thanks."

Note: these may also live in Common Phrases in the app. This lesson ties them to story reading so you recognize them in dialogue.

Casual shorts you'll hear: だいじょうぶ、いいよ、ごめん.

Three pockets: okay · soft no · excuse me. だいじょうぶ = I'm fine, いいです = no thanks / fine, すみません = hey/sorry/thanks-for-bother.

One line: だいじょうぶ・いいです・すみません.

Next: You've finished Waves A–D of the beginner lesson track (day-one greetings/thanks/rescue already sit early in Wave B). Next: Wave E — town, transit, shopping, and social teineigo.

See it in a sentence

1. daijoubu desu

   だいじょうぶです。

   I'm okay. / It's all right. (polite)

2. ii desu

   いいです。

   I'm fine. / No thanks. (polite)

3. sumimasen

   すみません。

   Excuse me. / Sorry. (polite)

4. iie, daijoubu desu

   いいえ、だいじょうぶです。

   No, I'm okay. (polite)

5. sumimasen, ikura desu ka?

   すみません、いくら ですか?

   Excuse me, how much is it? (polite)

Watch out

だいじょうぶです = I'm okay / it's all right — not the same as いいです いいです can mean "that's good," "I'm fine," or soft "no thanks" — listen for offer vs praise すみません = excuse me / sorry (and sometimes thanks for trouble) — broader than English "sorry"

Try it

1. In your next story, find だいじょうぶ, いいです, or すみません. Say the line out loud and name the job: okay-check, soft refuse/accept, or excuse-me/sorry.

   Check against the lesson cluster and say it out loud.