How to Say ‘Is right there / is just ahead’ in Japanese
すぐあります
sugu ari masu
[soo-goo ah-ree mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [すぐ] can mean "immediately" for time or "just there / very near" for distance. In [すぐあります], it means nearby, not fast.
Phrase Breakdown
すぐ
sugu
[soo-goo]
right there; soon
Here it means very near or just ahead.
曲がるとすぐあります。
If you turn, it is right there.
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; there is
From ある, saying something exists in a place.
店がすぐあります。
There is a shop right there.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite ending
Polite verb ending for standard courteous speech.
すぐありますから大丈夫です。
It is right there, so it's okay.
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