How to Say ‘Saturday is fine.’ in Japanese
土曜日は大丈夫です。
doyoubi wa daijoubu desu
[doh-yoh-bee wah daijou-BUHR desu]
💬 Usage Tip: 大丈夫 (daijōbu) literally means "all right / safe", but it's used everywhere to say a plan works for you. Note the long (ō) sound.
Phrase Breakdown
土曜日は
doyoubi wa
as for Saturday
土曜日 (doyoubi) means Saturday. は (wa) marks the topic. Keep the 'yo' long.
土曜日は暇です。
I'm free on Saturday.
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.
大丈夫です。
daijoubu desu
is fine / works for me
大丈夫 (daijoubu) means 'okay' or 'no problem'. Say dai-joo-bu, stretching the 'jo' sound.
明日も大丈夫です。
Tomorrow is fine too.
Words in this phrase
大丈夫
daijoubu
[daijou-BUHR]
all right; okay; no problem
A very common polite phrase meaning something is fine, acceptable, or safe.
ゆっくりでも大丈夫 です。
Even slowly is fine.
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.
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