How to Say ‘Was your train okay?’ in Japanese
電車は大丈夫でしたか。
densha wa daijoubu deshi ta ka
[DEN-shah wah daijou-BUHR DEH-shee tah kah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Train delays are a shared everyday topic in Japan, so asking a coworker about their commute in the morning is friendly and expected rather than nosy.
Phrase Breakdown
電車は
densha wa
the train (topic)
電車 (densha) means 'train'. は is read 'wa'. Say 'den' with a clear 'n'.
電車は速いです。
The train is fast.
Words in this phrase
電車
densha
[DEN-shah]
train
An electric train; the general word for trains in Japan.
電車で会社に行きます。
I go to work by train.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
大丈夫でしたか。
daijoubu deshi ta ka
was it okay?
This is a polite past question. Lengthen 'jō' and let your pitch rise slightly at the final か.
旅行は大丈夫でしたか。
Was your trip okay?
Words in this phrase
大丈夫
daijoubu
[daijou-BUHR]
all right; okay; no problem
A very common polite phrase meaning something is fine, acceptable, or safe.
ゆっくりでも大丈夫 です。
Even slowly is fine.
でし
deshi
[DEH-shee]
was (polite copula stem)
Stem of the polite copula です in its past form, combined with た to make でした.
昨日は雨でした。
It was rainy yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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。
Are there A seats available?
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