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How to Say ‘Thursday is fine.’ in Japanese

木曜でも大丈夫です。

mokuyou de mo daijoubu desu

[moh-KOO-yoh de dai-joh-boo dess]

💬 Usage Tip: でも after a noun means "even" or "also", signalling flexibility: "Thursday works too." You can swap in other options: 個室でも大丈夫です means "a private room is fine too."

Phrase Breakdown

木曜でも

mokuyou de mo

even Thursday

木曜 (mokuyou) means 'Thursday', and でも means 'even / also'. Stretch the 'yō'.

Example

木曜でもいいですか。

Is Thursday okay too?

Words in this phrase

木曜

mokuyou

[moh-KOO-yoh]

Thursday

Short form of 木曜日.

Example

木曜に予約したいです。

I'd like to reserve for Thursday.

で

de

[de]

at; in

で marks the place where the action takes place.

Example

家で見よう。

Let's watch it at home.

も

mo

大丈夫です。

daijoubu desu

is fine

大丈夫 (daijoubu) means 'fine, okay'. Say it 'dai-jō-bu-des'.

Example

時間は大丈夫です。

The time is fine.

Words in this phrase

大丈夫

daijoubu

[dai-joh-boo]

okay; all right; no problem

Used to say something is fine, safe, or not a problem.

Example

ここで見ても大丈夫です。

It is okay to look here.

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.

Example

少し伺いたいです。

I would like to ask a little.

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