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How to Say ‘What day would be good?’ in Japanese

何曜日がよろしいですか。

nanyoubi ga yoroshii desu ka

[nahn-YOH-bee ga yo-ro-SHEE dess ka]

💬 Usage Tip: よろしい is the polite form of いい "good". Use it when asking about the other person's convenience: 何時がよろしいですか "what time would be good?"

Phrase Breakdown

何曜日が

nanyoubi ga

which day of the week

何曜日 (nan'yōbi) means 'what day of the week.' Say it as nan-yō-bi; the ん and よ stay separate sounds.

Example

今日は何曜日ですか。

What day is it today?

Words in this phrase

何曜日

nanyoubi

[nahn-YOH-bee]

what day of the week

Question word asking which day of the week.

Example

今日は何曜日ですか。

What day of the week is it today?

が

[ga]

subject marker

A particle marking the subject of the sentence.

Example

興味がある分野を教えてください。

Please tell me the field you are interested in.

よろしいですか。

yoroshii desu ka

would be good?

よろしい is the polite form of いい (good). It is used when asking about someone's preference.

Example

こちらでよろしいですか。

Is this one all right?

Words in this phrase

よろしい

yoroshii

[yo-ro-SHEE]

all right; acceptable (polite)

Polite form of 'good'; used in asking permission.

Example

お電話してもよろしいですか。

May I call you?

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.

Example

少し伺いたいです。

I would like to ask a little.

か

[ka]

question particle

Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.

Example

行くか？

Shall we go?

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