How to Say “There’s a lot of traffic.” in Japanese

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”.

How to Say “It’s crowded.” in Japanese

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”.