How to Say ‘Then how about 3 pm?’ in Japanese
じゃあ、午後三時はどうですか。
jaa gogo san ji wa dou desu ka
[JAH GOH-goh sahn jee wah dou dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: じゃあ (jā) means "well then" and signals that you're moving to a new suggestion. It's the casual form of では.
Phrase Breakdown
じゃあ、午後三時は
jaa gogo san ji wa
well then, 3 p.m. ...
じゃあ (jaa) means 'well then' and introduces a new suggestion. Pause briefly after it, then say 'gogo sanji wa'.
じゃあ、午後三時は空いていますか。
Well then, are you free at 3 p.m.?
Words in this phrase
じゃあ
jaa
[JAH]
well then
Casual word used when making a decision based on what was said.
じゃあ、行きましょう。
Well then, let's go.
午後
gogo
[GOH-goh]
afternoon; p.m.
Used before a time to mean p.m., or alone for the afternoon.
午後に資料を送ります。
I'll send the materials in the afternoon.
三
san
[sahn]
three
The number three; read さん.
りんごが三つあります。
There are three apples.
時
ji
[jee]
time / hour
時 means time or o'clock; with 何 it becomes 'what time'.
何時に始まりますか。
What time does it start?
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?
どうですか。
dou desu ka
how about it?
A polite suggestion. Use a long 'dō' and a rising 'ka'.
来週はどうですか。
How about next week?
Words in this phrase
どう
dou
[dou]
how
Interrogative pro-adverb used to ask about manner or state.
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.
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。
Are there A seats available?
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