How to Say ‘Please come this way.’ in Japanese
こちらへどうぞ。
kochira e douzo
[koh-chee-rah eh doh-zoh]
💬 Usage Tip: へ marks the direction you're going, so こちらへ is literally "to this way / over here." In this phrase it's pronounced (e), not (he).
Phrase Breakdown
こちらへ
kochira e
this way; over here
Points the listener toward a place and means “to here/this way.”
こちらへ来てください。
Please come this way.
Words in this phrase
こちら
kochira
[koh-chee-rah]
this way; here
A polite way to indicate a direction or place near the speaker.
こちらへどうぞ。
Please come this way.
へ
e
[eh]
to; toward
A particle showing direction toward a place.
こちらへどうぞ。
Please come this way.
どうぞ
douzo
[doh-zoh]
please; go ahead
Used when offering something or inviting someone to proceed.
こちらへどうぞ。
Please come this way.
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