How to say “busy” in Japanese | 忙しい (いそがしい、isogashī)

28.09.2022

The Japanese vocabulary「忙しい (いそがしい、isogashī)」means “busy.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word忙しい
Hiraganaいそがしい
Romaji Readingisogashī
English Meaningbusy

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence明日は忙しいので、別の日にして。
Romaji ReadingAshita wa isogashī node, betsu no hi ni shite.
English MeaningTomorrow will be busy, so choose another day. (Casual Form)
Japanese Sentence明日は忙しいので、別の日にお願いします。
Romaji ReadingAshita wa isogashī node, betsu no hi ni onegaishimasu.
English MeaningTomorrow will be busy, so please choose another day. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence午前中は忙しかったので、午後はゆっくり過ごす。
Romaji ReadingGozenchū wa isogashikatta node, gogo wa yukkuri sugosu.
English MeaningI was busy in the morning, so I’m going to chill at home in the afternoon. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence午前中は忙しかったので、午後はゆっくり過ごします。
Romaji ReadingGozenchū wa isogashikatta node, gogo wa yukkuri sugoshimasu.
English MeaningI was busy in the morning, so I’m going to chill at home in the afternoon. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence忙しい方が性に合っている。
Romaji ReadingIsogashī hō ga shō ni atte iru.
English MeaningI’m the type of person that loves to stay busy. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence忙しい方が性に合っています。
Romaji ReadingIsogashī hō ga shō ni atte imasu.
English MeaningI’m the type of person that loves to stay busy. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence忙しくて目が回る。
Romaji ReadingIsogashikute me ga mawaru.
English MeaningI’m busy and dizzy. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence忙しくて目が回ります。
Romaji ReadingIsogashikute me ga mawarimasu.
English MeaningI’m busy and dizzy. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence今、忙しい？
Romaji ReadingIma, isogashī?
English MeaningAre you busy now? (Casual Form)
Japanese Sentence今、忙しいですか。
Romaji ReadingIma, isogashīdesu ka?
English MeaningAre you busy now? (Polite Form)
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