How to Say ‘That really helps.’ in Japanese
助かります。
tasukari masu
[tah-SKAH-ree mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: 助かります is the natural thing to say when someone accommodates a special request. It sounds more heartfelt than a plain thank-you.
Phrase Breakdown
助かり
tasukari
[tah-SKAH-ree]
be helped / be grateful
Stem of 助かる, meaning to be saved or helped; used politely to say something would be a great help.
そうしていただけると助かります。
It would help me if you could do that.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite present/future ending
ます makes a verb polite in present or future statements.
予約します。
I will make a reservation.
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