How to Say ‘Are you okay?’ in Japanese
大丈夫ですか。
daijoubu desu ka
[dai-joh-boo dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: The same [大丈夫] can be a statement or a question; [か] is what turns it into "Are you okay?" This is a useful pair to notice: [大丈夫です] versus [大丈夫ですか].
Phrase Breakdown
大丈夫
daijoubu
[dai-joh-boo]
okay / all right
A common word used to ask if someone is okay or if something is fine.
体は大丈夫ですか。
Is your body / are you physically okay?
です
desu
[dess]
is / am / are
Polite copula used in polite questions and statements.
今日は大丈夫です。
Today is okay.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Sentence-ending particle used to form a question.
本当に大丈夫ですか。
Are you really okay?
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