How to Say ‘Are you looking for’ in Japanese
お探しですか
o sagashi desu ka
[o sagashi desu ka]
💬 Usage Tip: Combines [お探し] with [ですか] to form a polite inquiry.
🇯🇵 In Japan: In shops, staff may use this to ask if you need assistance.
Phrase Breakdown
お探し
o sagashi
looking for
A polite way of asking if someone is looking for something.
お探しの物はありますか？
Is there something you're looking for?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
Oh
An honorific prefix used for politeness.
お探しのジーンズは見つかりましたか。
Have you found the jeans you’re looking for?
探し
sagashi
[sagashi]
Searching
The act of looking for something.
私はスリムフィットを探しています。
I am searching for slim fit jeans.
ですか
desu ka
is it?
A polite way to form a question in Japanese.
これはあなたの本ですか？
Is this your book?
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[desu]
Is
A copula used to state or ask a fact.
それはスリムフィットです。
That is a slim fit.
か
ka
[ka]
Question marker
Used at the end of a sentence to form a question.
それはレギュラーフィットですか。
Is that a regular fit?
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