by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “There’s a lot of traffic.” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
There’s a lot of traffic.
渋滞してるね。
juutai* shiterune
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
渋滞してますね。
juutai* shitemasune
*We pronounce “juutai” like “jūtai”.
- There is … = … がある … ga aru
- a lot of traffic = 渋滞 juutai
The literal translation of “There’s a lot of traffic.” is “渋滞がある juutaiga aru”, but that sounds unnatural. It sounds more natural to say “渋滞してるね” or “渋滞してますね”.