How to Say ‘It's almost lunchtime, isn't it?’ in Japanese
もうすぐお昼ですね。
mou sugu o hiru desu ne
[MOH soo-GOO oh hee-ROO dess neh]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Remarks like this aren't really passing along information. They're a gentle way to open a conversation, and the expected reply is simple agreement.
Phrase Breakdown
もうすぐ
mou sugu
soon
Means 'very soon'. Hold the long 'ou' in もう (mou), then say すぐ (sugu).
もうすぐ夏です。
It will be summer soon.
Words in this phrase
もう
mou
[MOH]
soon (in もうすぐ)
With すぐ, it means 'very soon'.
もうすぐ夏です。
It's almost summer.
すぐ
sugu
[soo-GOO]
soon (in もうすぐ)
Together with もう, すぐ means 'very soon' or 'just around the corner'.
もうすぐ夏休みです。
Summer vacation is coming soon.
お昼ですね。
o hiru desu ne
it's lunchtime, isn't it
お昼 (ohiru) means 'lunchtime'. ですね (desu ne) invites the listener to agree.
楽しいお昼ですね。
It's a fun lunchtime, isn't it.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
昼
hiru
[hee-ROO]
lunch
With お, お昼 means lunch.
お昼は何を食べる？
What will you eat for lunch?
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.
ね
ne
[neh]
isn't it?; right?
A sentence-ending particle used to seek agreement or add warmth.
すばらしい経験ですね。
That's wonderful experience, isn't it?
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