How to Say ‘What date and time would you like?’ in Japanese
ご希望の日時はいつですか。
go kibou no bi toki wa itsu desu ka
[goh kee-boh noh nee-chee jee hah ee-tsoo deh-soo kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese often sets the topic first, then asks about it: [ご希望の日時は] + [いつですか]. You can reuse that order with [ご予約のお名前はいつですか] would be wrong, but [ご希望のお時間はいつですか] works the same way.
Phrase Breakdown
ご希望
go kibou
your preference; desired
'ご' is an honorific prefix, and '希望' means hope, wish, or preference.
ご希望をお聞かせください。
Please tell me your preference.
Words in this phrase
ご
go
[goh]
honorific prefix
Adds politeness in customer service expressions.
ご希望の日時はいつですか。
When is your preferred date and time?
希望
kibou
[kee-boh]
preference; wish
The customer's desired option, such as date and time.
希望の日時は来週の土曜日です。
The preferred date and time is next Saturday.
の日時
no bi toki
date and time
'日時' means a specific date and time. 'の' links it to the previous noun.
日時を確認します。
I will confirm the date and time.
Words in this phrase
の
no
[noh]
of
Links preference with date and time.
ご希望の日時は夜七時です。
Your preferred date and time is 7 p.m.
日
bi
[nee-chee]
day; date
The date component in date and time.
日時の日は土曜日です。
The date part is Saturday.
時
toki
[jee]
time
The time component in date and time.
日時の時は七時です。
The time part is seven o’clock.
はいつですか
wa itsu desu ka
when is it?
A polite way to ask for the time or date of something.
会議はいつですか。
When is the meeting?
Words in this phrase
は
wa
[hah]
as for; topic marker
Marks date and time as the topic of the question.
ご希望の日時はいつですか。
When is your preferred date and time?
いつ
itsu
[ee-tsoo]
when
Used to ask about when something is scheduled.
いつがよろしいですか。
When would be good for you?
です
desu
[deh-soo]
is; am; are
Polite copula in questions.
来週です。
It is next week.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Makes the sentence a question.
土曜日ですか。
Is it Saturday?
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