How to Say ‘Then, how about two o'clock on Thursday?’ in Japanese
では、木曜日の二時はいかがでしょうか。
de wa mokuyoubi no ni ji wa ikaga deshou ka
[deh wah moh-KOO-yoh-bee noh nee jee wah ee-KAH-gah deh-SHOH kah]
Phrase Breakdown
では、木曜日の二時は
de wa mokuyoubi no ni ji wa
then, two o'clock on Thursday
では means 'well then'. 二時 (niji) means 'two o'clock'.
では、三時は大丈夫です。
Well then, three o'clock is fine.
Words in this phrase
で
de
[deh]
well (part of では 'well then')
First part of では, a polite 'well then' used to shift the conversation.
では、始めましょう。
Well then, let's begin.
は
wa
[wah]
(part of では 'well then')
Combined with で to make the conjunction では.
では、また明日。
Well then, see you tomorrow.
木曜日
mokuyoubi
[moh-KOO-yoh-bee]
Thursday
The fifth day of the week; literally 'wood day'.
木曜日は休みです。
Thursday is a day off.
の
no
[noh]
of
A linking particle connecting nouns, like 'of' or showing description.
前の方が見やすいです。
The front area is easier to see from.
二
ni
[nee]
two
The number two.
二お願いします。
Two, please.
時
ji
[jee]
time / hour
時 means time or o'clock; with 何 it becomes 'what time'.
何時に始まりますか。
What time does it start?
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.
いかがでしょうか。
ikaga deshou ka
how would that be?
A very polite form of どうですか. Say 'ikaga deshō ka', with a long 'shō'.
コーヒーはいかがでしょうか。
Would you like some coffee?
Words in this phrase
いかが
ikaga
[ee-KAH-gah]
how about
A polite word for 'how' used to offer something or ask about someone's preference.
コーヒーはいかがですか。
How about some coffee?
でしょう
deshou
[deh-SHOH]
is it (polite question form)
Polite form of desu; with ka it softly asks for confirmation.
七時でよろしいでしょうか。
Would seven o'clock be all right?
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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