How to Say ‘Rain again?’ in Japanese
また雨ですか。
mata ame desu ka
[Ma-ta AH-meh dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: また "again" plus a noun plus ですか is a reusable way to grumble, as in また残業ですか "overtime again?".
Phrase Breakdown
また
mata
[Ma-ta]
again
Indicates repetition of an action.
また同じ間違いをした。
I made the same mistake again.
雨ですか。
ame desu ka
is it rain?
雨 (ame) means 'rain'. ですか (desu ka) makes a polite question. Here it sounds a little tired or annoyed.
今日は雨ですか。
Is it raining today?
Words in this phrase
雨
ame
[AH-meh]
rain
A noun for rain; with です it means 'it will be rainy'.
明日は雨です。
Tomorrow it will rain.
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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