How to Say “Are you ready?” in Japanese

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

Today’s phrase is :

Are you ready?

準備オッケー?

 junbi okkē

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

準備オッケーですか?

 junbi okkēdesuka

Pronunciation

“準備 (junbi)” means “ready”.

“オッケー (okkē)” in Japanese and “OK” in English are pretty much the same. You can basically use “オッケー” in the same situations you use “OK”.

You do not need to say “あなたは (anatawa) = you are”. In everyday conversation, we do not usually say “あなたは”.

If you are ready, you respond like this :

オッケー!

 okkē

Or politely :

オッケーです!

 okkēdesu

If you are not ready yet, you can say :

まだ。

 mada

Or politely :

まだです。

 madadesu

“まだ (mada)” means “not yet”.