How to Say ‘How would that be?’ in Japanese
いかがでしょうか。
ikaga deshou ka
[ikaga de-sho-u ka]
💬 Usage Tip: いかが is the polite version of どう "how". Staff use it when offering an alternative, and you can answer simply with それでお願いします "That, please".
Phrase Breakdown
いかが
ikaga
[ikaga]
how about
A polite way to ask for someone's opinion.
このケーキはいかがですか？
How about this cake?
でしょう
deshou
[de-sho-u]
Is it
Used when making polite inquiries or assumptions.
お荷物はこちらでよろしいでしょうか。
Is this luggage okay here?
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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