How to Say ‘This is Bistro Soleil.’ in Japanese
ビストロ・ソレイユでございます。
bisutoro soreiyu de gozai masu
[bee-SU-toh-roh soh-REH-yoo deh goh-zah-ee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: でございます (de gozaimasu) is an extra-polite version of です, used when the speaker is the one being humble or serving. Swap in any business name: 山田ホテルでございます "This is Yamada Hotel".
Phrase Breakdown
ビストロ・ソレイユ
bisutoro soreiyu
Bistro Soleil
This is the restaurant name, written in katakana. Say it as bi-su-to-ro so-re-i-yu.
ビストロ・ソレイユに行きました。
I went to Bistro Soleil.
Words in this phrase
ビストロ
bisutoro
[bee-SU-toh-roh]
bistro
A small, casual French-style restaurant.
駅前に新しいビストロができました。
A new bistro opened in front of the station.
ソレイユ
soreiyu
[soh-REH-yoo]
Soleil (restaurant name)
A proper name borrowed from French 'soleil', meaning sun.
ソレイユはフランス語で太陽です。
Soleil means sun in French.
でございます。
de gozai masu
this is (very polite)
This is a very polite form of です. Staff use it when answering the phone.
はい、山田商店でございます。
Hello, this is Yamada Shop.
Words in this phrase
で
de
[deh]
is (part of でございます)
Copula particle combining with ございます to form a very polite 'it is'.
こちらが受付でございます。
This is the reception.
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.
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
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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