How to Say ‘How about Saturday?’ in Japanese
土曜日はどうですか？
doyoubi wa dou desu ka
[doh-yoh-bee wah dou desu ka]
💬 Usage Tip: 〜はどうですか is your all-purpose way to suggest something: put any day, time, or place in front. For example, 明日はどうですか "how about tomorrow?". The は here is said (wa).
Phrase Breakdown
土曜日は
doyoubi wa
as for Saturday
土曜日 (doyoubi) means Saturday. Hold the long 'yo' sound: do-yoo-bi. The particle は is pronounced 'wa' here.
土曜日は休みです。
Saturday is my day off.
Words in this phrase
土曜日
doyoubi
[doh-yoh-bee]
Saturday
The day Saturday.
土曜日のチケットはありますか。
Do you have tickets for Saturday?
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker; as for
Marks 'today' as the topic. Written は but pronounced 'wa.'
本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for giving me your time today.
どうですか？
dou desu ka
how is it? / how about it?
Used to suggest something or ask for an opinion. Stretch the long 'o': doo-de-su-ka.
このケーキはどうですか？
How about this cake?
Words in this phrase
どう
dou
[dou]
how
Interrogative pro-adverb used to ask about manner or state.
どうしたらいいですか？
What should I do?
です
desu
[desu]
is; polite ending
A polite sentence ending often used to soften statements.
キャンセルしたいです。
I want to cancel.
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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