How to Say ‘How about you?’ in Japanese
いかがですか？
ikaga desu ka
[ee-kah-gah des]
🇯🇵 In Japan: [いかがですか？] sounds polite and natural when offering something or asking for someone's opinion. On its own as "How about you?" after [元気ですか？], it's understandable but less common than in English-style small talk.
Phrase Breakdown
いかが
ikaga
[ee-kah-gah]
How is it?
A polite way to ask someone's opinion.
今日の天気はいかがですか？
How is the weather today?
ですか？
desu
is it?; are you?
Used for forming polite questions.
元気ですか？
Are you well?
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[des]
is
Polite form used in a question.
それは本当ですか？
Is that true?
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