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How to Say ‘Yes, that's fine.’ in Japanese

はい、それで大丈夫です。

hai sore de daijoubu desu

[high so-reh deh dye-joh-boo dess]

💬 Usage Tip: [大丈夫] often means 'fine/okay' in everyday Japanese. So [それで大丈夫です] is a very useful reply when a clerk checks your order or asks if something works for you.

Phrase Breakdown

はい

hai

[high]

yes

A polite way to say yes or show acknowledgment.

Example

はい、それでお願いします。

Yes, that one please.

それで大丈夫です

sore de daijoubu desu

that's fine / that works for me

A polite way to say the proposed choice is acceptable.

Example

それで大丈夫です。

That's fine with me.

Words in this phrase

それ

sore

[so-reh]

that / it

A demonstrative pronoun meaning that. It often refers to a choice just mentioned.

Example

それで大丈夫です。

That is fine.

de

[deh]

with / by / then

A particle that links the choice to the judgment. Here it means with that.

Example

それでお願いします。

I'll go with that, please.

大丈夫

daijoubu

[dye-joh-boo]

okay / all right

A common expression meaning okay, fine, or no problem.

Example

そのサイズで大丈夫です。

That size is okay.

です

desu

[dess]

is / it is

A polite copula used for polite statements.

Example

注文はこれです。

This is the order.

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