準備完了
The English phrase "ready up" can be translated into Japanese as 準備完了.
準備完了 is a noun phrase meaning "preparation complete." It is used in gaming contexts or in formal status reports to signal that a state of readiness has been achieved.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
準備完了 is used for formal status reports or gaming. For informal ways to express being ready, you can use 準備OK or the verb form 準備できた. If you need to ask someone if they are prepared in a formal way, use ご準備はいかがでしょうか. For a formal way to state that preparation is complete, use 準備完了です.
Did you know?
- Japanese has a word 覚悟 for a type of readiness that implies a deep mental preparation for a serious challenge or fate.
- Japanese has a specific word 支度 which also means 'preparation' but refers specifically to the physical act of getting dressed or preparing a meal, unlike the more general 準備.
- Using 準備完了 to say 'I am ready' in a casual social setting can make you sound like a soldier or a computer.
Examples in context
- 準備はいい？Are you ready?
- ありがとう！Thank you!
- 準備OK？Ready?
- 準備できたよI'm ready!
- 準備完了です。Junbi kanryō desu.I am ready.
- 荷物の準備完了！Nimotsu no junbi kanryō!The luggage is ready!
Example conversation
Misaki and Ren are preparing to go for a hike.
- 蓮 Ren美咲、準備はいい？Misaki, junbi wa ii?Misaki, are you ready?
- 美咲 Misakiうん、準備完了だよ！Un, junbi kanryō da yo!Yeah, I'm all ready!
- 蓮 Renじゃあ、出発しよう。Jā, shuppatsu shiyō.Well then, let's head out.
- 美咲 Misaki蓮、待って！Ren, matte!Ren, wait!
