How to use　いかがですか？


So I've read that `いかがですか` means "How about it?" and "How is it?". So if I
wanted to say, "How's the coffee?" would it be コーヒーはどうですか？ or コーヒーはいかがですか？

Also is there an "informal" way of saying いかがです?




いかがですか is a more formal way of saying どうですか, and similar to どうされますか. Saying
コーヒーはいかがですか can also mean "Would you like some coffee?" Context should clarify
it of course, but I think that どうですか would be preferred for asking _about_ the
coffee, and if you really wanted to drive the point home you can say something
like コーヒーの味はどうですか？

To make it more casual you can just use どう, as in コーヒーはどう？




いかがですか is a more formal way of saying どうですか, and similar to どうされますか. Saying
コーヒーはいかがですか can also mean "Would you like some coffee?" Context should clarify
it of course, but I think that どうですか would be preferred for asking _about_ the
coffee, and if you really wanted to drive the point home you can say something
like コーヒーの味はどうですか？

To make it more casual you can just use どう, as in コーヒーはどう？

