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How to Say ‘Here's your number tag.’ in Japanese

こちら、番号札です。

kochira bangou satsu desu

[koh-chee-rah bahn-goh foo-DAH dess]

🇯🇵 In Japan: You take the number tag to your seat, or wait nearby, and staff will call your number or bring the food out to you.

Phrase Breakdown

こちら、

kochira

Here (this one),

こちら (kochira) is a polite way to say 'this' or 'here'. Staff use it when handing something over. The 'ra' is a light flap. Pause slightly at the comma.

Example

こちらへどうぞ。

This way, please.

Words in this phrase

こちら

kochira

[koh-chee-rah]

this; this one; here

A polite demonstrative used when presenting something nearby.

Example

在留カードはこちらです。

Here is the residence card.

番号札です。

bangou satsu desu

is your number tag.

番号札 (bangōfuda) means 'number tag/ticket'. Hold the long 'ō' in 'gō'. です ends the sentence politely and sounds like 'des'.

Example

これは番号札です。

This is a number tag.

Words in this phrase

番号

bangou

[bahn-goh]

number

A number, such as a phone number or ticket number.

Example

番号を確認します。

I will confirm the number.

札

satsu

[foo-DAH]

tag; ticket; plate

A small card or plate; with 番号 it means a numbered ticket for collecting your order.

Example

札を持って待ってください。

Please hold the tag and wait.

です

desu

[dess]

is; polite copula

A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.

Example

少し伺いたいです。

I would like to ask a little.

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