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?
