End of the night
Conversation phrases, Stage 3chunk 12 of 21Plans and invitations
Lets you suggest leaving, offer a ride home, or order one more.
- sorosoro ikou kashall we get going?
- shuuden daijoubu?are you okay for the last train?
- okuru yoI'll walk you home; I'll drive you
- mou ippaione more (drink); another glass
Mix-ups mou ippai (one more drink) is not onaka ippai (I'm full).
sorosoro ikou ka
polite sorosoro ikimashou ka
shall we get going?
Suggests to the group that it's time to leave, or to move on to the next place.
Swap the verb: sorosoro kaerou ka (shall we head home?).
mou juuji da. sorosoro ikou ka.
It's already ten. Shall we get going?
もう十時だ。そろそろ行こうか。
mou juuji desu ne. sorosoro ikimashou ka.
It's already ten. Shall we get going?
もう十時ですね。そろそろ行きましょうか。
Written そろそろ行こうか · そろそろいこうか · そろそろ行きましょうかWho you say it and hear itHeard 17× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
shuuden daijoubu?
polite shuuden daijoubu desu ka?
are you okay for the last train?
Asked late in the evening so nobody gets stranded; answer with your cut-off, e.g. 'juuichiji made daijoubu'.
Shuuden = the last train of the night; missing it means a taxi, a karaoke booth or an all-nighter.
mou juuji sugiteru kedo, shuuden daijoubu?
It's past ten. Are you okay for the last train?
もう10時過ぎてるけど、終電大丈夫？
sorosoro jikan desu kedo, shuuden daijoubu desu ka?
It's getting late. Will you make the last train?
そろそろ時間ですけど、終電大丈夫ですか？
Written 終電大丈夫？ · しゅうでんだいじょうぶ？ · 終電大丈夫ですか？Who you say it and hear itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count
okuru yo
polite okurimasu yo
I'll walk you home; I'll drive you
Offers to see someone home or to the station at the end of the night; the polite refusal is 'ii yo, daijoubu'.
Okuru also means 'to send': 'shashin okuru ne' is 'I'll send you the photos'.
mou osoi kara, eki made okuru yo.
It's late, so I'll walk you to the station.
もう遅いから、駅まで送るよ。
kuruma de ie made okurimasu yo.
I'll drive you home.
車で家まで送りますよ。
Written 送るよ · おくるよ · 送りますよWho you say it and hear itHeard 522× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
mou ippai
one more (drink); another glass
Orders or offers another glass or bowl; add kudasai to staff.
Ippai on its own also means full or lots; the mou tells you it's one more.
mou ippai nomou yo.
Let's have one more.
もう一杯飲もうよ。
sumimasen, biiru mou ippai kudasai.
Excuse me, another beer, please.
すみません、ビールもう一杯ください。
Written もう一杯 · もういっぱいWho you say it and hear itHeard 99× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles