How to Say ‘This is Sakuratei.’ in Japanese
さくら亭でございます。
sakura tei de gozai masu
[sah-koo-RAH TAY deh goh-zah-ee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: でございます is an extra-polite way of saying です. Swap in any business name: ホテル東京でございます.
Phrase Breakdown
さくら亭で
sakura tei de
Sakura-tei (restaurant name)
亭 (tei) is a common ending in restaurant names. Say 'sa-ku-ra-tee de'.
さくら亭で食べました。
I ate at Sakura-tei.
Words in this phrase
さくら
sakura
[sah-koo-RAH]
Sakura (cherry blossom; here part of a restaurant name)
Means cherry blossom; often used in names of shops and restaurants.
さくらがきれいです。
The cherry blossoms are beautiful.
亭
tei
[TAY]
restaurant; inn (suffix in shop names)
A suffix used in names of traditional restaurants or teahouses.
この亭の料理はおいしいです。
The food at this restaurant is delicious.
で
de
[deh]
(part of でございます, polite 'is')
Connective particle forming the very polite copula with ございます.
受付でございます。
This is the reception.
ございます。
gozai masu
this is (very polite)
でございます is the polite form of です, used when answering the phone at a business. Say 'go-za-i-mas'.
受付でございます。
This is the reception desk.
Words in this phrase
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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