How to Say ‘Yes, there's one outside the store.’ in Japanese
はい、お店の外にございます。
hai o mise no soto ni gozai masu
[hai o mee-seh noh SOH-toh nee goh-zah-ee mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Staff speak to customers in very polite language like this. You don't need to match it, because plain polite です and ます is perfectly fine for a customer.
Phrase Breakdown
はい、お店の外に
hai o mise no soto ni
yes, outside the store
はい (hai) means 'yes'. Pause at the comma, then say 'omise no soto ni'.
はい、お店の外にいます。
Yes, I'm outside the store.
Words in this phrase
はい
hai
[hai]
yes
A basic affirmative response meaning yes.
はい、来週の土曜日です。
Yes, it's next Saturday.
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
店
mise
[mee-seh]
shop; restaurant
Refers to the store or restaurant.
店の横に駐車場があります。
There is a parking lot next to the restaurant.
の
no
[noh]
of
A linking particle connecting nouns, like 'of' or showing description.
前の方が見やすいです。
The front area is easier to see from.
外
soto
[SOH-toh]
outside
Noun meaning the outside or exterior of a place.
外は寒いです。
It's cold outside.
に
ni
[nee]
in; at; to
Particle indicating location or target state.
手元に置きたいです。
I want to keep it at hand.
ございます。
gozai masu
there is (very polite)
Polite staff language for 'there is'. Pronounced 'gozaimasu'; the final 'u' is soft.
出口はあちらにございます。
The exit is over there.
Words in this phrase
ござい
gozai
[goh-zah-ee]
to be; to exist (very polite)
A very polite version of あります, often used by staff in restaurants and hotels.
駐車場がございます。
There is a parking lot.
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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