How to Say ‘Yes, please tap here.’ in Japanese
はい、こちらにタッチしてください。
hai kochira ni tatchi shi te kudasai
[high koh-chee-rah nee TAHT-chee shee teh kudasai]
Phrase Breakdown
はい、こちらに
hai kochira ni
yes, here / on this
はい (hai) means 'yes' or 'sure'. Pause briefly at the comma, then say こちらに (kochira ni), a polite 'here'.
はい、こちらにどうぞ。
Yes, this way, please.
Words in this phrase
はい
hai
[high]
yes; okay
A simple affirmative. With a neighbor request, it can mean “Yes/Okay (I understand / I’ll do it).”
はい、すぐ小さくします。
Yes, I’ll turn it down right away.
こちら
kochira
[koh-chee-rah]
this way; here
A polite way to indicate a direction or place near the speaker.
こちらでお待ちください。
Please wait here.
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.
タッチしてください。
tatchi shi te kudasai
please touch / tap
タッチ (tacchi) means 'touch'. The small ッ creates a short stop before 'chi'. してください (shite kudasai) is a polite request: 'please do'.
ここにカードをタッチしてください。
Please tap your card here.
Words in this phrase
タッチ
tatchi
[TAHT-chee]
touch; tap
Loanword; with する means to tap a card or phone on a reader.
スマホをタッチします。
I tap my smartphone.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.
てをつけると、つぎのどうさにつなげられます。
When you add -te, you can connect it to the next action.
ください
kudasai
[kudasai]
please (do)
Used to make a polite request.
手伝ってください。
Please help me.
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