All right (polite) in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishThe polite way of saying いい: for asking permission or checking something with someone you treat with respect.

Definition in Japanese「いい」のていねいな言い方。目上の人や客に、許可や確認を求めるときに使う（よろしいでしょうか）。

Example sentences

• すみません、友達(ともだち)のことで一(ひと)つ伺(うかが)ってもよろしいでしょうか。🔊

  Excuse me, may I ask you something about my friend?

• 友達(ともだち)が、今夜(こんや)だけここに置(お)きたいと言(い)っているのですが、よろしいでしょうか。🔊

  My friend says he'd like to leave it here just for tonight. Would that be all right?

• では、今夜(こんや)から駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう)に置(お)くということでよろしいでしょうか。🔊

  So from tonight it goes in the bike parking. Is that all right?

Learn it in a lesson

• Mediating between two people in Japanese: つまり and ということ

all right (polite) in other languages

• What all right (polite) means
• In Portuguese
• In French