How to Say ‘Would fifteen days be difficult?’ in Japanese
十五日は難しいですか。
juu go nichi wa muzukashii desu ka
[JOO goh NEE-chee wah moo-zoo-KAH-shee dess ka]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Asking "would X be difficult?" is a soft way to make a request. It lets the employer decline without either side losing face.
Phrase Breakdown
十五日は
juu go nichi wa
as for fifteen days
十五日 (juugonichi) means 'fifteen days' or 'the 15th'. は (wa) marks the topic.
十五日は休みです。
The 15th is a day off.
Words in this phrase
十
juu
[JOO]
ten
The number 10; used for counting items or minutes in the kitchen.
玉ねぎを十個切ってください。
Please cut ten onions.
五
go
[goh]
five
The number 5; combines with 時 to make five o'clock.
五人で話しました。
Five people talked.
日
nichi
[NEE-chee]
days (counter)
Counter for number of days; 何日 asks 'how many days'.
何日休みますか。
How many days will you rest?
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
難しいですか。
muzukashii desu ka
is it difficult?
難しい (muzukashii) means 'difficult'. Adding ですか (desu ka) makes it a polite question. Hold the long 'ii' at the end.
日本語は難しいですか。
Is Japanese difficult?
Words in this phrase
難しい
muzukashii
[moo-zoo-KAH-shee]
difficult
I-adjective meaning hard; in business it politely signals something isn't possible.
この仕事は難しいです。
This job is difficult.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.
行くか？
Shall we go?
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