How to Say ‘Next month, we'll do a survey of our customers.’ in Japanese
来月はお客さんにアンケートをします。
raigetsu wa o kyaku san ni ankeeto o shi masu
[RAI-geh-tsoo wah oh KYAH-koo sahn ni AHN-keh-toh wo shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: します with no future marker still covers future plans. The time word 来月 at the front is all it takes to show the plan is upcoming.
Phrase Breakdown
来月は
raigetsu wa
next month
は marks the topic, here a time frame. It is written は but pronounced 'wa'.
来月は忙しいです。
Next month I'm busy.
Words in this phrase
来月
raigetsu
[RAI-geh-tsoo]
next month
The month after the current one.
来月は忙しいです。
Next month is busy.
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?
お客さんに
o kyaku san ni
to the customers
に marks who receives the action, the people being surveyed.
お客さんに説明します。
I'll explain it to the customer.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
客
kyaku
[KYAH-koo]
customer; guest
Kanji for customer or visitor; with お and さん it becomes the polite word for customers.
お客さんが来ました。
A customer came.
さん
san
[sahn]
Mr.; Ms. (polite name suffix)
Polite suffix added after someone's name; never used for yourself.
田中さんはやさしいです。
Mr. Tanaka is kind.
に
ni
[ni]
to
Used to indicate direction or point of action.
学校に行きます。
I go to school.
アンケートをします。
ankeeto o shi masu
will conduct a survey
The ます form shows a future plan. Stretch the long 'kē' in アンケート.
毎年アンケートをします。
We do a survey every year.
Words in this phrase
アンケート
ankeeto
[AHN-keh-toh]
survey; questionnaire
Loanword from French 'enquête'; often used with する to mean conduct a survey.
社員にアンケートをします。
We will survey the employees.
を
o
[wo]
direct object marker
Marks the direct object of a verb.
本を読む。
Read a book.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite present/future ending
ます makes a verb polite in present or future statements.
予約します。
I will make a reservation.
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