How to Say ‘Is it Haruki Murakami?’ in Japanese
村上春樹ですか？
murakami haruki desu ka
[moo-rah-KAH-mee hah-ROO-kee dess ka]
Phrase Breakdown
村上
murakami
[moo-rah-KAH-mee]
Murakami (surname)
A common Japanese family name. Here it's the surname of the novelist Haruki Murakami.
村上さんは先生です。
Mr. Murakami is a teacher.
春樹
haruki
[hah-ROO-kee]
Haruki (given name)
A Japanese male first name. Together with Murakami it names the famous author.
春樹の小説が好きです。
I like Haruki's novels.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.
行くか？
Shall we go?
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