How to Say ‘Yes, it's here.’ in Japanese
はい、こちらです。
hai kochira desu
[hai koh-chee-rah dess]
🇯🇵 In Japan: こちら is the polite way to say "here" or "this way", which is why staff use it instead of the plainer ここ. You can keep using ここ when you ask; that's perfectly fine.
Phrase Breakdown
はい
hai
[hai]
yes
A common polite way to say 'yes.'
はい、あります。
Yes, there is.
こちら
kochira
[koh-chee-rah]
this way; here
Used to indicate a place or direction politely, often by staff guiding a customer.
受付の人がこちらへと案内しました。
The receptionist guided me this way.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
The polite copula used to say something is a certain way.
赤は人気です。
Red is popular.
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