How to Say ‘Here we are, sir.’ in Japanese
お客さん、着きましたよ。
o kyaku san tsuki mashi ta yo
[oh kyah-koo san tsoo-KEE ma-shi tah yo]
Phrase Breakdown
お客さん、
o kyaku san
Sir / Ma'am (customer)
A polite way to get a passenger's attention. Pause briefly after it.
お客さん、どちらまで?
Where to, sir/ma'am?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
客
kyaku
[kyah-koo]
customer; guest
The core noun meaning “customer/guest.” In service Japanese, often paired with お or 様.
客への説明をわかりやすくします。
I make explanations to customers easy to understand.
さん
san
[san]
Mr.; Ms.; polite suffix
A polite suffix added to a person's name or role.
お医者さんが来ました。
The doctor came.
着きましたよ。
tsuki mashi ta yo
we've arrived
'Tsuku' (to arrive) in its polite past form, plus 'yo' to inform the listener.
家に着きましたよ。
We've arrived home.
Words in this phrase
着き
tsuki
[tsoo-KEE]
arrive (stem)
Stem of 着く, to arrive at a destination.
駅に着きました。
We arrived at the station.
まし
mashi
[ma-shi]
polite past marker
Part of the polite past verb form.
はい、わかりました。
Yes, understood.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
よ
yo
[yo]
you know; emphasis
Sentence-ending particle adding friendly emphasis or a light reminder. Very common in casual polite speech.
今夜はこれからですよ。
Tonight is just getting started, you know.
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