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How to Say ‘Do you come to this cafe often?’ in Japanese

このカフェ、よく来るんですか？

kono kafe yoku kuru n desu ka

[koh-noh KAH-feh yoh-koo koo-ROO n dess kah]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Unlike the English pickup-line cliché, this comes across as genuine, light small talk in Japanese. It gives the other person an easy, safe topic to answer.

Phrase Breakdown

このカフェ、

kono kafe

this café

この (kono) means 'this,' and カフェ (kafe) means 'café.' Here the topic is placed first, followed by a short pause.

Example

このカフェは静かです。

This café is quiet.

Words in this phrase

この

kono

[koh-noh]

this (near speaker)

Demonstrative modifying a noun: この女 = “this woman.”

Example

この女がどれほど巨大な組織に追われてきたか知っている。

I know how huge an organization this woman has been chased by.

カフェ

kafe

[KAH-feh]

cafe

Loanword for a coffee shop.

Example

駅の近くにカフェがあります。

There is a cafe near the station.

よく来るんですか？

yoku kuru n desu ka

do you come often?

This is a friendly question about habits. Raise your intonation on the final か.

Example

ここによく来るんですか？

Do you come here often?

Words in this phrase

よく

yoku

[yoh-koo]

often

Shows that an action happens frequently.

Example

先輩は新人によく声をかけます。

Senior colleagues often check in with new employees.

来る

kuru

[koo-ROO]

to come

Plain dictionary form of the verb 'come', meaning to arrive or visit a place.

Example

友達が家に来る。

A friend is coming to my house.

ん

[n]

(explanatory n)

Casual form of の; adds a tone of seeking or giving an explanation, often before です.

Example

どうしたんですか。

What happened?

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.

Example

少し伺いたいです。

I would like to ask a little.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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