How to Say ‘It looks like’ in Japanese
なりそうです
nari sou desu
[nah-ree soh dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding [です] makes [なりそう] polite. It is a handy way to sound friendly and not too direct.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Very useful in daily life in Japan for weather, plans, moods, and guessing how things may turn out.
Phrase Breakdown
なりそう
nari sou
seems likely to become; looks like it will be
Used when something appears likely to happen or change.
いい一日になりそうです。
It looks like it will be a good day.
Words in this phrase
なり
nari
[nah-ree]
becoming; to become
Stem of なる, part of expressions meaning to become something.
春になりそうです。
It looks like it’s going to become spring.
そう
sou
[soh]
seems likely; looks like
Shows that something appears likely or about to happen.
よくなりそうです。
It seems like it will get better.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite ending
Polite sentence ending used in everyday Japanese.
元気です。
I am well.
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