How to Say ‘What time would be good?’ in Japanese
何時がいいですか。
nan ji ga ii desu ka
[nan ji ga ee dess ka]
Phrase Breakdown
何時が
nan ji ga
what time (subject)
何時 is read 'nanji'. が marks it as the subject.
何時が便利ですか。
What time is convenient?
Words in this phrase
何
nan
[nan]
what; which
Used in questions to ask for specific information.
何時まで大丈夫ですか。
Until what time is okay?
時
ji
[ji]
o'clock; time
時 is the counter used for hours and clock times, as in 3時 meaning three o'clock.
今は3時です。
It is now 3 o'clock.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
いいですか。
ii desu ka
is good?
This asks what is preferable. Your voice rises slightly at か.
どこがいいですか。
Where would be good?
Words in this phrase
いい
ii
[ee]
good / okay
Means something is good, fine, acceptable, or suitable.
ここでいいです。
Here is fine.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'
田中です。
I am Tanaka.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Indicates a question with previous verb.
飲みませんか？
Won't you drink?
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