by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Are you busy?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Are you busy?
今忙しい?
ima isogashii
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
今お忙しいですか?
ima oisogashiidesuka
Pronunciation
- Are you …? = あなたは … ? anatawa …
- busy = 忙しい isogashii
We do not usually say “あなたは (= you)” in everyday conversation.
今
now
+
忙しい?
busy?