いいから

Japanese

Alternative spelling
良いから

Etymology

いい (ii, “good; enough”) + から (kara, “because”). Literally, “because [it is/things are] fine”.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いいから [íꜜìkàrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [iːka̠ɾa̠]

Interjection

いいから • (ii kara) 

1. listen up, hey, just (used at start of command sentences for emphasis)

   いいからやめろ！

   Ii kara yamero!

   Just stop it already, would you!?

2. it's fine, don't worry

   もういいから気(き)にするな。

   Mō ii kara ki ni suruna.

   It's fine already, don't pay it any mind.