{"id":63090,"date":"2025-02-12T11:36:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T02:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cotoacademy.com\/how-to-say-dating-in-japanese-tsukiau-and-deeto\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T15:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T06:16:24","slug":"how-to-say-dating-in-japanese-tsukiau-and-deeto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cotoacademy.com\/ja\/how-to-say-dating-in-japanese-tsukiau-and-deeto\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking to go on a date with someone in Japanese: Phrases, Slang, and Cultural Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve already presented the Japanese slang “nanpa” and “gyakunan”<\/a> to describe flirting with someone – in particular on the street. This time, let’s get more serious and develop important words for dating in Japanese. Whether you live in Japan for a short time or for a few years, you never know what might happen. Who knows, maybe you will have a date with a Japanese friend tomorrow! So, how would you say dating in Japanese?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to say \u201cdo you have a boyfriend\/girlfriend\u201d in Japanese?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First thing first, you might want to know if the lucky one is single. How would you ask \u201cif he or she is already in a relationship? or If she has a boyfriend\/he has a girlfriend?\u201d in Japanese?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A natural, idiomatic way to say it would be \u300c\u3064\u304d\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4eba\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/mark>\u300d\u201dTsukiatte iru hito ga imasu ka?\u201d. Literally, \u201cIs there someone you are dating?\u201d. The verb \u201ctsukiau\u201d \u300c\u3064\u304d\u3042\u3046<\/mark>\u300d\u300c\u4ed8\u304d\u5408\u3046<\/mark>\u300dis pretty much the same meaning as \u201cdating\u201d in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A:\u300c\u3064\u304d\u3042\u3063\u3066<\/strong>\u3044\u308b\u4eba\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/mark>\u300d
B:\u00a0\u300c\u5f7c\u6c0f\u30fb\u5f7c\u5973\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u300d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: tsuki atte<\/strong> iru hito ga imasu ka
B: kareshi \/ kanojyo ga imasu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Are you dating<\/strong> someone?
B: I have a boyfriend \/ girlfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boy asking the girl if she is dating someone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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How to say \u201cwanna go out with me?\u201d in Japanese?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If he or she is single, you might wonder how to ask, \u201cWill you go out with me?\u201d in Japanese. Once again, the verb \u201ctsukiau\u201d will be one natural way to ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A:\u00a0\u300c\u307c\u304f\u3068\uff0f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3068\u3064\u304d\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3048\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304b\uff1f<\/mark>\u300d
A: \u00a0Boku to \/ Watashi to tsukiatte moraemasen ka?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is important to be careful with the verb “tsukiau”. While the broad definition\u00a0is “to socialize,” the meaning changes greatly according to the context. Let’s review two of the most important nuances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main one is “to accompany somebody somewhere”, without<\/strong> any romantic involvement. It can be translated as “to be associated with”, “to go around together”, “to keep somebody’s company”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n