The "u" is often omitted in pronounciation. So it simply becomes "des".
Sometimes however the "u" is pronounced and it sounds a bit like the "u" in "Pluto", except shorter.
Christmas day is work
"Totemo yokatta desu" or "sugokatta desu."
Nansai desu ka? Means what year is/was it? Nan=what Sai=year Desu=to be(is/was) Ka=questions particle. Its literal translation is "what year is?" the subject that you are talking about is implied by the context of the conversation.
'Doramu (tataku no) ga suki desu ka' is how you may say it.
"Ogenki desu ka?" is "are you well?" in Japanese.
suki desu if you want to say "I like [something]", then you say 'watashi/boku WA [something] ga suki desu or if [something] is already the subject then just suki desu, or if what you like or just you are the subject then [something] ga suki desu.
watashi wa dawn desuyou don't say desu you say des but it is writen as desu this means : i am dawn
simply, Desu. eg. who are you? - anata wa dare desu ka? where are you? - anata wa doko desu ka? are you ill? - anata wa byouki desu ka? are they new? - arera wa atarashii desu ka? ect. Desu means: Are, Is, and am.
tanoshikatta desu
kare wo suki desu or you can drop the desu if familiar
''This is Libbun. Ms Hiroko is working right now.'
"Dou desu ka?" would literally be "how are you doing?" or "how is it?"It is pronounced: doh dess kah.