How to Say ‘Yes, we do.’ in Japanese
はい、ございます。
hai gozai masu
[high goh-zah-ee mahss]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is customer-service language, so staff may use [ございます] to sound respectful. As a customer, you usually don't need to reply at that level; [はい、ありがとうございます] is plenty natural.
Phrase Breakdown
はい
hai
[high]
yes
A standard polite way to say yes or respond affirmatively.
はい、ございますと案内されました。
I was told, 'Yes, we do have it.'
ございます
gozai masu
there is / we have (polite)
A very polite form of あります, used in customer service and formal speech.
お水がございます。
We have water.
Words in this phrase
ござい
gozai
[goh-zah-ee]
exist; have (very polite)
The honorific/polite stem used in ございます, often heard in customer service.
はい、個室がございまして安心しました。
Yes, there was a private room, so I felt relieved.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Makes the expression very polite as part of ございます.
はい、半個室はございます。
Yes, we do have semi-private rooms.
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