How to Say ‘This is Sakura Trading.’ in Japanese
さくら商事でございます。
sakura shouji de gozai masu
[sah-KOO-rah SHOH-jee deh goh-zah-ee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: でございます is an extra-polite version of です, used when speaking for your company. Swap in any name: グリーン社でございます.
Phrase Breakdown
さくら商事
sakura shouji
Sakura Trading (company name)
A company name. 商事 (shouji) means 'trading company'. Hold the long 'shou' for two beats.
さくら商事の山田です。
This is Yamada from Sakura Trading.
Words in this phrase
さくら
sakura
[sah-KOO-rah]
Sakura (cherry blossom; a name)
Means cherry blossom; often used as a shop or person's name.
さくらがきれいに咲いています。
The cherry blossoms are blooming beautifully.
商事
shouji
[SHOH-jee]
trading company; commercial affairs
A word used in company names, meaning a business that trades goods.
父は商事会社で働いています。
My father works at a trading company.
でございます。
de gozai masu
is / this is (very polite)
A very polite form of です, used when answering business calls. Say 'go-za-i-ma-su' smoothly, with the final 'u' almost silent.
受付でございます。
This is the reception desk.
Words in this phrase
で
de
[deh]
is (part of でございます, very polite 'is')
Here で combines with ございます to form a very polite copula, used to name your company on the phone.
受付でございます。
This is reception.
ござい
gozai
[goh-zah-ee]
to exist; polite support word
Part of the polite phrase for thanking someone formally.
本日はお時間をいただき、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for giving me your time today.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending
A polite ending attached to verbs in formal speech.
まだありますか。
Are there still some available?
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