by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “We still have some time.” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
We still have some time.
まだちょっと時間あるよ。
madachotto jikan aruyo
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
まだちょっと時間ありますよ。
madachotto jikan arimasuyo
- we = 私たちは watashitachiwa
- still = まだ mada
- have = ある aru
- some = ちょっと chotto
- time = 時間 jikan
We do not usually say “私たちは watashitachiwa” in everyday conversation.
まだ
still
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私たちは ちょっと時間あるよwe have some time