How to Say ‘Until what time is okay?’ in Japanese
何時までなら大丈夫ですか。
nan ji made nara daijoubu desu ka
[nah-n jee]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Asking [何時までなら大丈夫ですか。] is a cooperative way to negotiate quiet hours instead of just demanding silence. It shows you're trying to find a workable limit together.
Phrase Breakdown
何時
nan ji
what time
Question word for time. Usually read なんじ (nanji). Often used with particles like に/まで.
何時に起きますか。
What time do you wake up?
Words in this phrase
何
nan
[nah-n]
what; which
Used to form the question “what time.” Here it helps negotiate a mutually acceptable end time.
何時までなら大丈夫ですか。
Until what time is okay?
時
ji
[jee]
time (o’clock); hour
Part of 何時 (what time). Often used when discussing quiet hours.
何時までなら大丈夫ですか。
Until what time is okay?
何
nan
[nah-n]
what; which
Used to form the question “what time.” Here it helps negotiate a mutually acceptable end time.
何時までなら大丈夫ですか。
Until what time is okay?
何
nan
[nah-n]
what; which
Used to form the question “what time.” Here it helps negotiate a mutually acceptable end time.
何時までなら大丈夫ですか。
Until what time is okay?
何
nan
[nah-n]
what; which
Used to form the question “what time.” Here it helps negotiate a mutually acceptable end time.
何時までなら大丈夫ですか。
Until what time is okay?
何
nan
[nah-n]
what; which
Used to form the question “what time.” Here it helps negotiate a mutually acceptable end time.
何時までなら大丈夫ですか。
Until what time is okay?
何
nan
[nah-n]
what; which
Used to form the question “what time.” Here it helps negotiate a mutually acceptable end time.
何時までなら大丈夫ですか。
Until what time is okay?
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