How to Say ‘Would be good?’ in Japanese
がいいですか
ga ii desu ka
[ga ee dess ka]
💬 Usage Tip: [Noun] + [がいいですか] asks which option would be preferable: [いつがいいですか] "when is good?" You can reuse it with other choices, like [何曜日がいいですか。]
Phrase Breakdown
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle that marks what is being asked about or identified as the subject.
いつがいいですか。
What time/day is good?
いい
ii
[ee]
good
An adjective meaning good, suitable, or preferable.
月曜がいいですか。
Is Monday good?
ですか
desu ka
is it? / do you...?
A polite question ending used to ask for confirmation or preference.
これでいいですか。
Is this okay?
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[dess]
is/am/are
A polite copula used to make statements polite.
この時間がいいです。
This time is good.
か
ka
[ka]
question marker
A sentence-ending particle that turns a statement into a question.
月曜がいいですか。
Is Monday good?
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