How to Say ‘When is your departure?’ in Japanese
ご出発はいつですか。
go shuppatsu wa itsu desu ka
[go shoop-PAHT-soo wah EE-tsoo dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: The ご in front of 出発 is a politeness marker for the customer's actions. Staff say ご出発 about your trip, but you'd just say 出発 about your own.
Phrase Breakdown
ご出発は
go shuppatsu wa
your departure (topic)
出発 (shuppatsu) means 'departure'. ご adds politeness toward the listener. Pause on the double 'p'.
ご出発は明日ですか。
Is your departure tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
ご
go
[go]
honorific prefix
A prefix added to words to show respect.
ご出発はいつですか？
When is your departure?
出発
shuppatsu
[shoop-PAHT-soo]
departure
Leaving or setting off; seen on departure boards.
出発ロビーで待ちます。
I'll wait in the departure lobby.
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?
いつですか。
itsu desu ka
when is it?
いつ means 'when'. ですか makes it a polite question.
誕生日はいつですか。
When is your birthday?
Words in this phrase
いつ
itsu
[EE-tsoo]
when
A question word that asks about time: 'when?'
荷物はいつ届きますか。
When will the luggage arrive?
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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