How to Say “Are you busy?” in Japanese

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.



now

忙しい?
busy?