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How to Say ‘Are you free Friday afternoon?’ in Japanese

金曜日の午後は空いていますか。

kinyoubi no gogo wa ai te i masu ka

[kin-yooh-BEE noh gogo wah ai teh ee mahs ka]

Phrase Breakdown

金曜日の午後は

kinyoubi no gogo wa

as for Friday afternoon

は (pronounced 'wa') marks the topic. Pause briefly after it: 'kin-yō-bi-no-go-go-wa'.

Example

金曜日の午後は休みです。

Friday afternoon is my time off.

Words in this phrase

金曜日

kinyoubi

[kin-yooh-BEE]

Friday

The fifth day of the week.

Example

金曜日に会いましょう。

Let's meet on Friday.

の

[noh]

of; linking particle

Connects 'usual' to 'road.'

Example

いつもの道を使いたいです。

I'd like to use the usual road.

午後

gogo

[gogo]

afternoon

The time of day after midday.

Example

午後には戻ります。

I will return in the afternoon.

は

[wah]

topic marker

は marks the topic of the sentence.

Example

空席はありますか。

Are there any seats available?

空いていますか。

ai te i masu ka

is it available?

This asks whether a time slot or seat is open. Raise your pitch slightly on the final か.

Example

明日は空いていますか。

Are you free tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

空い

[ai]

available; open

From 空く, meaning free or unoccupied.

Example

個室も空いていますか。

Is a private room also available?

て

[teh]

te-form ending

This て makes the phrase a gentle request or friendly instruction: please take care.

Example

てはお気をつけての終わりです。

て is the ending of お気をつけて.

い

[ee]

to be; ongoing state

Part of the pattern expressing a current included state.

Example

税金もい入っています。

Tax is also included.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

か

[ka]

question particle

Added at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.

Example

お茶を飲みますか？

Do you drink tea?

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