How to Say “Are you okay?” in Japanese

How do you say “Are you okay?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

Are you okay?

大丈夫?

 daijoubu*

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

大丈夫ですか?

 daijoubu* desuka

*We do not clearly pronounce the vowels in the middle of a word. We pronounce “jou” like “jō”.

Pronunciation

  • are you = あなたは anatawa
  • okay = 大丈夫 daijoubu

You do not need to say “あなたは”. In everyday conversation, we do not usually say “あなたは”.

If someone asks you “大丈夫?” or “大丈夫ですか?”, then you answer :

大丈夫。

 daijoubu

Or politely :

大丈夫です。

 daijoubu desu


(casual)

大丈夫?

大丈夫。

(polite)

大丈夫ですか?

大丈夫です。