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「何時をご希望でございますか?」「2時でいいですが」

Sentence Analyzer

希望 ございます いい です

English Translation

"What time would you like that for?" "Two o'clock would be good."

Furigana

(なん)()をご希望(きぼう)でございますか?」「2()でいいですが」

Romanji

" nan ji o go kibō de gozaimasu ka?"" ni ji de ii desu ga"

Words

(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
()
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
希望 (きぼう)
hope; wish; aspiration
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
御座る (ござる)
to be
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: キ、 ケ、 まれ
Meanings: hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect