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

"The music is loud." in Japanese is "音楽の音が大きいです。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

What does "音楽の音が大きいです。" mean in English?

"音楽の音が大きいです。" means "The music is loud." in English. Usage tip: Key grammar: [音楽の音] + [が] + [大きいです]. [が] marks the thing described.

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

音楽の音が大きいです。

ongaku no oto ga ookii desu

[ohn-gah-koo noh oh-toh gah oh-kee dess]

💬 Usage Tip: Key grammar: [音楽の音] + [が] + [大きいです]. [が] marks the thing described.

🇯🇵 In Japan: This is direct but still polite. Many people add [すみませんが] first to cushion it.

Phrase Breakdown

音楽

ongaku

[ohn-gah-koo]

music

Topic: the issue is the music (not footsteps, voices, etc.).

Example

音楽の音が大きいです。少し下げてください。

The music is loud. Please turn it down a bit.

の

[noh]

of; ’s

Links 音楽 and 音: “the sound of the music.”

Example

音楽の音が聞こえます。

I can hear the sound of the music.

音

oto

[oh-toh]

sound; noise

The specific “sound/volume” you are referring to.

Example

音楽の音が大きいです。

The sound of the music is loud.

が

[gah]

(subject marker)

Marks what is loud: 「音が大きい」 = “the sound is loud.”

Example

音が大きいです。

The sound is loud.

大きい

ookii

[oh-kee]

loud

For sound, 大きい means loud (volume).

Example

音楽の音が大きいです。

The sound of the music is loud.

です

desu

[dess]

is (polite)

Polite ending to keep the statement calm and not confrontational.

Example

音楽の音が大きいです。

The sound of the music is loud.

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