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How to Say ‘Yes, there is a parking lot behind the restaurant.’ in Japanese

はい、お店の裏に駐車場がございます。

hai o mise no ura ni chuusha jou ga gozai masu

[hai o MEE-seh noh OO-rah nee choo-SHAH joh ga goh-zah-ee mahss]

💬 Usage Tip: The pattern is place + に + thing + が + "there is": 駅の前にコンビニがあります "There's a convenience store in front of the station".

Phrase Breakdown

はい、お店の裏に

hai o mise no ura ni

yes, behind the restaurant

はい (hai, yes) + お店の裏 (behind the shop) + に (ni, location). Make a short pause after 'hai'.

Example

はい、お店の裏にあります。

Yes, it's behind the shop.

Words in this phrase

はい

hai

[hai]

yes

A basic affirmative response meaning yes.

Example

はい、来週の土曜日です。

Yes, it's next Saturday.

お

[o]

polite prefix

Prefix added for politeness.

Example

お名前は？

What is your name?

店

mise

[MEE-seh]

shop; restaurant

General word for a store or eating place; often used with お for politeness.

Example

この店はおいしいです。

This restaurant is delicious.

の

[noh]

of; linking particle

Links two nouns to make “after meals”: ごはんのあと.

Example

ごはんのあとにお薬を飲みます。

I take medicine after meals.

裏

ura

[OO-rah]

back; behind

The rear side of something, such as a building.

Example

駅の裏にあります。

It is behind the station.

に

[nee]

in; at; to

Particle indicating location or target state.

Example

手元に置きたいです。

I want to keep it at hand.

駐車場がございます。

chuusha jou ga gozai masu

there is a parking lot

This is the polite way staff say 'there is a parking lot'. Say 'chuu-sha-joo ga go-za-i-mas'.

Example

近くに駐車場がございます。

There is a parking lot nearby.

Words in this phrase

駐車

chuusha

[choo-SHAH]

parking (a car)

Noun meaning parking a vehicle; often seen in 駐車場 (parking lot).

Example

駐車禁止です。

No parking.

場

jou

[joh]

place; area

Suffix meaning a place for something; 駐車場 is a parking lot.

Example

駐車場はどこですか。

Where is the parking lot?

が

[ga]

subject marker

A particle marking the subject of the sentence.

Example

興味がある分野を教えてください。

Please tell me the field you are interested in.

ござい

gozai

[goh-zah-ee]

to be; to exist (polite part of expression)

A polite verb stem used in set phrases like greetings to sound respectful.

Example

あいさつでは、ございをていねいに言います。

In greetings, you say gozai politely.

ます

masu

[mahss]

polite ending

A polite ending attached to verbs in formal speech.

Example

まだありますか。

Are there still some available?

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