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Originally Posted by AmgedIsmail
Thanks, but I am a bit confused!!
doesn't no mean "いいえ" "iie" in Romaji?
近場の悪をたたけ!
Tatake the evil big city!
どれどれ?
どんな、やつがいるんだ?
Let's see?
Any guy I have?
うがうがあ!
Gow is sold there?
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Yes 'iie' does mean no in Japanese.
I'm assuming you're asking about the meaning of いやいや (iya iya) then?
'いや' (iya) mean's 'i don't like/ I don't want/need', but can also be used as 'no'. Most times you you can substitute 'iie' with 'iya', and vice versa. It's slightly less formal sounding too.
-ねぇ、学校に行った？
Hey did you go to school?
-。。。。いや。 or いいえ
....Nope.
However, you can't substitute 'iya' with 'iie' if you're saying you don't like something or don't want something. For example
-どうだ、俺とデートしないか？？
So how about it? Want to go on a date with me?
-いやです！
No!
......kind of thing. It wouldn't be correct to reply here with 'いいえです！'
Actually 'いいえです' itself is wrong unless if you're saying that 'something' is no. Like "In that case my answer is no."