How to Say ‘How about you?’ in Japanese
いかがですか？
いかがですか？
💬 Usage Tip: A polite way to turn the conversation to the other person.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Encourages mutual exchange in dialogue.
Phrase Breakdown
いかがいかが
how; in what way
A formal way to ask how something is.
お味はいかがですか？
How does it taste?
ですか？ですか？
is it?; are you?
Used for forming polite questions.
元気ですか？
Are you well?
Word-by-Word Breakdown
いかがいかが
[ikaga]
How is it?
A polite way to ask someone's opinion.
今日の天気はいかがですか？
How is the weather today?
ですです
[desu]
is
Polite form used in a question.
それは本当ですか？
Is that true?
かか
[ka]
question marker
Makes the sentence a question.
何が欲しいですか？
What do you want?
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