How to Say ‘That's helpful’ in Japanese
助かります
tasukari masu
[tasukari masu]
💬 Usage Tip: [助かります] literally relates to being saved or helped, but in daily Japanese it often means “that helps me a lot.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: This phrase is common in workplaces and service situations because it sounds appreciative without being overly dramatic.
Phrase Breakdown
助かり
tasukari
[tasukari]
be helped / be saved
Verb stem meaning to be helped or relieved.
早い対応で助かります。
Your quick response helps a lot.
ます
masu
[masu]
polite verb ending
Polite ending completing the verb form.
本当に助かります。
This really helps.
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