How to Say ‘When would you like?’ in Japanese
いつがよろしいですか。
itsu ga yoroshii desu ka
[ee-tsoo ga yo-ro-SHEE dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: よろしい is the polite stand-in for いい "good", so this is literally "when is good?". Swap the question word to reuse it: 何名様がよろしいですか isn't natural, but どちらがよろしいですか "which would you prefer?" is.
Phrase Breakdown
いつが
itsu ga
when (subject)
いつ (itsu, when) + が. Say 'i-tsu-ga', with 'tsu' as one crisp sound.
いつがいいですか。
When is good?
Words in this phrase
いつ
itsu
[ee-tsoo]
when
Used to ask about timing. In a pharmacy, often paired with から to ask when symptoms started.
いつから痛いですか。
Since when does it hurt?
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
よろしいですか。
yoroshii desu ka
would be good? / is it all right?
Polite form of いいですか. Say 'yo-ro-shii de-su ka', stretching the 'ii'.
ここに座ってもよろしいですか。
May I sit here?
Words in this phrase
よろしい
yoroshii
[yo-ro-SHEE]
all right; acceptable (polite)
Polite form of 'good'; used in asking permission.
お電話してもよろしいですか。
May I call you?
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
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
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