Definition
Something that is not important, significant, or worth worrying about; a way to minimize the importance of a situation or gesture.
Etymology
This casual American expression emerged in the mid-20th century, using 'deal' in the sense of 'situation' or 'matter' rather than a business transaction. The phrase reflects a distinctly American cultural tendency toward understatement and casual dismissal of potentially awkward social situations, often used to put others at ease.
Kelly Says
This phrase is fascinating because it can serve two opposite social functions - genuine reassurance when someone feels bad about a minor mistake, or subtle social manipulation when someone wants to downplay something that actually is significant. The same three words can be either deeply kind or mildly passive-aggressive depending on context and tone.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይደለም ችግር
ay-delem chi-grr
ARالعربية
ليس هناك مشكلة
lays ha'ir mushkilah
BNবাংলা
এটা বড় বিষয় নয়
eita bor bish-oy noy
CACatalà
no hi ha problema
noh ee ha proh-bleh-mah
CSČeština
není problém
neh-nee proh-blehm
DADansk
ingen sag
in-gen sah
DEDeutsch
kein großes Problem
koyn groh-ses proh-blehm
ELΕλληνικά
δεν είναι πρόβλημα
den ee-ne proh-bleh-mah
ESEspañol
no es gran cosa
noh eh grahn koh-sah
FAفارسی
مشکلی نیست
mashkeli nist
FISuomi
ei ole ongelma
ei ole on-gel-mah
FRFrançais
pas de problème
pa duh pro-blehm
GUGU
બધું સારું છે
budh-oon sa-ru che
HAHA
babuwa abu
ba-boo-wa ah-boo
HEעברית
אין בעיה
ein beh-yah
HIहिन्दी
कोई बड़ी बात नहीं
koi badi baat nahin
HUMagyar
nincs gond
nints gon
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak masalah
tidak maslah
IGIG
adighi ihe
ah-dig-hee eh-heh
ITItaliano
non è un problema
noh eh oon proh-bleh-mah
JA日本語
大問題じゃない
dai mondai janai
KKKK
проблема жоқ
proh-bleh-mah joq
KMKM
មិនមែនជាបញ្ហា
min maen chea pan-hya
KO한국어
큰 문제가 아니야
keun munjega aniya
MRMR
काहीच नाही
ka-hee-ch nah-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak apa-apa
tidak ah-pah-ah-pah
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောက်စရာမရှိပါ
kya-kwat-sa-ra ma-y-shi-pa
NLNederlands
geen probleem
geen proh-blehm
NONorsk
ingen sak
in-gen sah
PAPA
ਕੋਈ Glitch ਨਹੀਂ
koi glitch nahin
PLPolski
nie ma problemu
nyeh mah proh-blehm
PTPortuguês
não é um problema
now eh oom proh-bleh-mah
RORomână
nu este o problemă
noo eh-ste oh proh-bleh-mah
RUРусский
не проблема
nyeh proh-bleh-mah
SVSvenska
ingen fara
in-gen fah-rah
SWKiswahili
hapa hakuna matatizo
ha-pa ha-ku-na ma-ta-ti-zo
TAதமிழ்
சரியில்லை
sariyilla
TEతెలుగు
ఇది సమస్య కాదు
idi samasya kaadu
THไทย
ไม่เป็นไร
mai pen rai
TLTL
walang problema
walang proh-bleh-mah
TRTürkçe
büyük bir sorun değil
byookh bir soruhn dey-il
UKУкраїнська
не проблема
nye proh-bleh-mah
URاردو
کوئی بات نہیں
koo-ee baat nahin
VITiếng Việt
không phải vấn đề
khong phai van de
YOYO
ko ni iṣẹ
ko ni i-she
ZH中文
没什么大不了
méi shén dà bù liǎo
ZUZU
akukho iphuthu
a-koo-kho ee-phuthu