How to Say ‘Is this the school?’ in Japanese
学校ですか。
gakkou desu ka
[gahk-koh dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Natural phone-check phrase. If you know the name, [〇〇小学校ですか。] is clearer.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Schools may answer with the full name right away, but it’s still normal to confirm before giving personal details about your child.
Phrase Breakdown
学校
gakkou
[gahk-koh]
school
“School.” Combined with 「ですか」 it becomes a polite confirmation: “Is this the school?”
もしもし、学校ですか。
Hello, is this the school?
ですか。
desu ka
is it? / are you? (polite question)
「です」 makes a polite statement; 「か」 turns it into a question. Together they politely ask for confirmation.
学生ですか。
Are you a student?
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[dess]
to be (polite)
Polite linking verb. Here it helps form a polite question when followed by 「か」.
学校ですか。
Is this the school?
か
ka
[kah]
(question marker)
Turns the sentence into a question. Often used when confirming who you reached on the phone.
学校ですか。
Is this the school?
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