How to Say ‘Please come / Please visit’ in Japanese
お越しください
o koshi kudasai
[oh koh-shee koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: [お越しください] is a polite way to say "please come," built from [来る] but using a more respectful form. You'll see the same pattern in service language with [お待ちください] "please wait" and [お入りください] "please come in."
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Polite prefix used in respectful expressions toward customers or guests.
ご予約の時間にお越しください。
Please come at your reservation time.
越し
koshi
[koh-shee]
come; visit
Honorific form related to coming or visiting, often used when inviting customers to a restaurant.
少し早めに越しくださいましたらご案内がスムーズです。
If you come a little early, guidance will be smoother.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please
Polite request word used after a verb to ask someone to do something.
予約時間までにお越しください。
Please come by the reservation time.
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