How do you say "The music is a bit loud." in Japanese?

"The music is a bit loud." in Japanese is "音楽の音が、ちょっと大きいです。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

What does "音楽の音が、ちょっと大きいです。" mean in English?

"音楽の音が、ちょっと大きいです。" means "The music is a bit loud." in English.

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How to Say ‘The music is a bit loud.’ in Japanese

音楽の音が、ちょっと大きいです。

ongaku no oto ga chotto ookii desu

[ohn-gah-koo noh]

🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a much more natural complaint than the bare version with no softener. It still clearly signals a problem, but sounds less aggressive.

Phrase Breakdown

音楽

ongaku

[ohn-gah-koo]

music

Identifies the source of the noise as music.

Example

音楽の音が、ちょっと大きいです。

The music is a bit loud.

の

[noh]

of; ’s

Connects 音楽 and 音 to mean “the sound of the music.”

Example

音楽の音が、ちょっと大きいです。

The sound of the music is a bit loud.

音楽

ongaku

[ohn-gah-koo]

music

Identifies the source of the noise as music.

Example

音楽の音が、ちょっと大きいです。

The music is a bit loud.

音楽

ongaku

[ohn-gah-koo]

music

Identifies the source of the noise as music.

Example

音楽の音が、ちょっと大きいです。

The music is a bit loud.

音楽

ongaku

[ohn-gah-koo]

music

Identifies the source of the noise as music.

Example

音楽の音が、ちょっと大きいです。

The music is a bit loud.

大きいです

is loud / is big (polite)

大きい (loud/big) + です (polite). With 音, it means “(the sound) is loud.”

Example

音が大きいです。

The sound is loud.

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