How to Say ‘Ms. Smith, that's Friday at four-thirty, right?’ in Japanese
Smith 様、金曜日の四時半ですね。
Smith sama kinyoubi no yon ji han desu ne
[sah-mah kin-yooh-BEE noh shi ji hahn dess neh]
💬 Usage Tip: ね at the end checks that you both agree, like "right?". Here it's confirming a detail, not asking something new.
🇯🇵 In Japan: 様 (sama) is the respectful title staff put after a customer's name. Never use it for yourself.
Phrase Breakdown
金曜日の四時半ですね。
kinyoubi no yon ji han desu ne
Friday at four thirty, right?
ですね is used to confirm details. Say it as 'kin-yō-bi-no-yo-ji-han-des-ne'.
明日の三時ですね。
Tomorrow at three, right?
Words in this phrase
金曜日
kinyoubi
[kin-yooh-BEE]
Friday
The fifth day of the week.
金曜日に会いましょう。
Let's meet on Friday.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Connects 'usual' to 'road.'
いつもの道を使いたいです。
I'd like to use the usual road.
四
yon
[shi]
four
The number four in Japanese.
りんごは四つあります。
There are four apples.
時
ji
[ji]
o'clock
Used to specify the hour in time.
授業は九時に始まります。
The class starts at nine o'clock.
半
han
[hahn]
half; half past
Added after an hour to mean thirty minutes past.
三時半に始まります。
It starts at half past three.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'
田中です。
I am Tanaka.
ね
ne
[neh]
isn't it?; right?
A sentence-ending particle used to seek agreement or add warmth.
すばらしい経験ですね。
That's wonderful experience, isn't it?
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