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How to Say ‘How about tomorrow at 10 am?’ in Japanese

明日の午前十時はどうですか。

ashita no gozen juu ji wa dou desu ka

[ah-shee-tah no GOH-zen JOO jee wah dou dess kah]

Phrase Breakdown

明日の

ashita no

tomorrow's

明日 (ashita) plus the particle の links it to the next noun. Say 'a-shi-ta-no' smoothly; the 'shi' is light.

Example

明日の天気はいいです。

Tomorrow's weather will be good.

Words in this phrase

明日

ashita

[ah-shee-tah]

tomorrow

The day after today.

Example

明日のコンサートに行きます。

I am going to tomorrow's concert.

の

[no]

's; of

A particle that shows possession or connection between nouns.

Example

知り合いの会社に興味があります。

I am interested in an acquaintance's company.

午前十時は

gozen juu ji wa

10 a.m. (as the topic)

午前 (gozen) means a.m. and 十時 (juuji) means ten o'clock. Hold the long 'juu'. は is pronounced 'wa'.

Example

午前十時は忙しいです。

I'm busy at 10 a.m.

Words in this phrase

午前

gozen

[GOH-zen]

morning; a.m.

The time before noon; used before clock times to mean a.m.

Example

午前九時に起きます。

I get up at 9 a.m.

十

juu

[JOO]

ten

The number 10; used for counting items or minutes in the kitchen.

Example

玉ねぎを十個切ってください。

Please cut ten onions.

時

[jee]

time / hour

時 means time or o'clock; with 何 it becomes 'what time'.

Example

何時に始まりますか。

What time does it start?

は

[wah]

topic marker

は marks the topic of the sentence.

Example

空席はありますか。

Are there any seats available?

どうですか。

dou desu ka

how about it?

A polite way to suggest something or ask for an opinion. Stretch the 'dō' and let your voice rise on 'ka'.

Example

このケーキはどうですか。

How about this cake?

Words in this phrase

どう

dou

[dou]

how

Interrogative pro-adverb used to ask about manner or state.

Example

どうしたらいいですか？

What should I do?

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.

Example

少し伺いたいです。

I would like to ask a little.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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