Japanese phrase
___に変えてみてはどうですか？ ___ ni ka e te mi te wa dō de su ka
Meaning
How about changing it to ___?
When to use it
Suggests changing something to a different option. It is a polite and fairly soft suggestion used when the current choice does not work well.
Example dialogue
六時は無理です。七時に変えてみてはどうですか？ roku ji wa mu ri de su nana ji ni ka e te mi te wa dō de su ka
Six o'clock will not work. How about changing it to seven?
では、七時にしましょう。 de wa nana ji ni shi ma shō
Then let's make it seven.