Unit 03

Talking About the Scheduled Time

予定の時を聞く
Talking About the Scheduled Time

Lesson

火曜日はどうですか [kayōbi wa dō desu ka]
How about Tuesday?

  • 火曜日 [kayōbi] means "Tuesday"
  • [wa] in this case means "as for.."
  • どう [dō] means "how?"

都合がいいです [tsugō ga ii desu]
It works for me.

  • 都合 [tsugō] means "convenience"
  • [ga] makes 都合 the subject of the sentence
  • いいです [ii desu] means "is good"

火曜日は都合がいいです [kayōbi wa tsugō ga ii desu]
Tuesday works for me.

  • 火曜日は [kayōbi wa] means "As for Tuesday"
  • 都合がいいです [tsugō ga ii desu] means "convenience is good"

都合が悪いです [tsugō ga warui desu]
Doesn't work for me.

  • 悪いです [warui desu] means "it's bad"

火曜日は都合が悪いです [kayōbi wa tsugō ga warui desu]
Tuesday doesn't work for me.

  • 火曜日は [kayōbi wa] means "As for Tuesday"
  • 都合が悪いです [tsugō ga warui desu] means "doesn't work for me"

Conversation

  • A: いつ会いますか
    When will we meet?
  • B: 水曜日はどうですか [suiyōbi wa dō desu ka]
    How about Wednesday?
  • A: 水曜日は都合が悪いです
    Wednesday doesn't work for me.
  • B: 土曜日はどうですか [doyōbi wa dō desu ka]
    How about Saturday?
  • B: 土曜日は都合が良いです
    Saturday works for me.

Vocabulary

Japanese English
月曜日 [getsuyōbi] Monday
火曜日 [kayōbi] Tuesday
水曜日 [suiyōbi] Wednesday
木曜日 [mokuyōbi] Thursday
金曜日 [kinyōbi] Friday
土曜日 [doyōbi] Saturday
日曜日 [nichiyōbi] Sunday
何曜日 [nan yōbi] Which day?