How to Say ‘I’m busy’ in Japanese
忙しいです
isogashii desu
[ee-soh-gah-shee dess]
Phrase Breakdown
忙しい
isogashii
[ee-soh-gah-shee]
busy
An i-adjective meaning busy, often used for work or schedules.
今週は仕事が忙しいです。
Work is busy this week.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
Used politely after adjectives and nouns in conversation.
今日は少し忙しいです。
I am a little busy today.
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