text: what does this japanese phrase mean? it might mean nothing at all, but it was a peiece of 'japanese' that a friend of mine used to say. a million apologies if it causes offence!!  "oh ma he do dessika" i'm guessing it's actually お前どうですか [omae dou desu ka] pronounced like "oh-my-eh doh dehs kah."  this generally means "how about you?" or "what about you?"  context is important to determine the exact meaning.  ex: これらの詩はどうですか [kore-ra no shi wa dou desu ka] means "how do you like these poems?"