How to Say ‘How about this Friday at 7 PM?’ in Japanese
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
konshuu no kinyoubi no yoru 7 ji wa dou desu ka
[konshuu no kinyoubi no yoru shichi ji wa doh dess ka]
💬 Usage Tip: This is a friendly suggestion phrase. [今週の金曜日] means “this Friday,” [夜7時] is “7 PM,” and [はどうですか？] means “how about...?” Super useful for proposing a reservation time.
🇯🇵 In Japan: When making plans in Japan, suggesting a specific day and time like [今週の金曜日の夜7時] is common and polite. It makes confirming a reservation fast and easy.
Phrase Breakdown
今週の金曜日
konshuu no kinyoubi
this Friday
Refers to the Friday of the current week.
今週の金曜日に会いましょう。
Let's meet this Friday.
Words in this phrase
今週
konshuu
[konshuu]
this week
今週 means 'this week,' used to specify a time within the current week.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
の
no
[no]
of
の links the time expressions together here, connecting Friday and evening.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
金曜日
kinyoubi
[kinyoubi]
Friday
金曜日 means Friday, often used when arranging a reservation date.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
の
no
[no]
of
の links the time expressions together here, connecting Friday and evening.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
夜7時
yoru 7 ji
7 p.m.
Indicates the time in the evening, literally 'night 7 o'clock.'
夜7時に始まります。
It starts at 7 p.m.
Words in this phrase
夜
yoru
[yoru]
evening / night
夜 means evening or night, specifying the time of day.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
7
7
[shichi]
seven
The number 7. Combined with 時, it means seven o'clock.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
時
ji
[ji]
o'clock
時 is used for telling the hour. Here it makes '7時' meaning 7 o'clock.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
はどうですか
wa dou desu ka
how about; would ... work?
A polite way to make a suggestion or ask if a time is suitable.
土曜日の午後はどうですか。
How about Saturday afternoon?
Words in this phrase
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence. It is written は but pronounced わ.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
どう
dou
[doh]
how
どう means 'how' and is used when making suggestions like 'how about...?'
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
です
desu
[dess]
is / it is
です is the polite copula, making the sentence polite and natural.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
か
ka
[ka]
question marker
か marks a polite question at the end of a sentence.
今週の金曜日の夜7時はどうですか？
How about 7 p.m. this Friday?
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