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Ikaga desu ka いかがですか? means 'How is (it)?' or rendered into natural North American English: 'How about it?' Some valid uses of ikaga: You'll hear a street hawker say 'takoyaki (ha) ikaga deshou ka? sambyaku en de oishii desu yo!' タコ焼き、いかがでしょうか? 300円で美味しいですよ! (How about some fried octopus! Only three hundred yen, and tasty!') if you were in Kabukichou, you would definitely hear 'ikaga' thrown about, but it wouldn't be fried octopus they'd be sellin'. If a bunch of friends are talking about what to do, a conversation might go like this: A: 'Karaoke ni shitemo naa' (Maybe if we did karaoke...) カラオケにしてもな〜。 B: 'Ii ka mo' (That might be fun...) いいかも。 C (turns to D, who they know doesn't really like Karaoke, but A's been aching to sing her heart out) D, Ikaga? (D, how about it?) D、いかが? D: Ja, ittemiyou ka? (Sure, let's go.) じゃ、行ってみようか? Used more formally: When making an appointment: Raishuu no mokuyoubi ha ikaga deshou ka? (How about next week, thursday?) 来週の木曜日はいかがでしょうか? When inquiring to someone about a more senior person's health, whereabouts, or desires: Y-san ha ikaga deshou ka? (How about Y-san? or How is Y-san doing? or What's happening with Y-san? What does Y-san think? depending on context) Yさんはいかがでしょうか?

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depends what they are talking about at the time.

ikagadesuka means "how is it"

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