How to Say ‘We sell tickets here.’ in Japanese
チケットはこちらで販売しています。
chiketto wa kochira de hanbai shi te i masu
[chee-ket-toh wah koh-chee-rah de HAHN-bye shee teh i mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Staff use 販売 rather than the everyday verb 売る "sell" because it sounds more businesslike. You'll see it on signs like チケット販売所 "ticket sales counter".
Phrase Breakdown
チケットは
chiketto wa
tickets (topic)
チケット (chiketto) means 'ticket'. は marks the topic and is pronounced 'wa'.
チケットは高いです。
Tickets are expensive.
Words in this phrase
チケット
chiketto
[chee-ket-toh]
ticket
A ticket for entry to an event like a concert.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
こちらで
kochira de
here / at this place
こちら is a polite word for 'here'. で marks where an action happens.
こちらでお待ちください。
Please wait here.
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.
こちらでお待ちください。
Please wait here.
で
de
[de]
at; in
で marks the place where the action takes place.
家で見よう。
Let's watch it at home.
販売しています。
hanbai shi te i masu
are sold
販売しています means 'we are selling'. Say 'hanbai shite imasu'.
お弁当を販売しています。
We sell boxed lunches.
Words in this phrase
販売
hanbai
[HAHN-bye]
sale; selling
Formal noun for selling goods; used with する.
駅で切符を販売しています。
Tickets are sold at the station.
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]
and; -te form
A linking form used to connect verbs to following grammar, such as progressive or polite forms.
仕事を探している人と話しました。
I spoke with a person who is looking for work.
い
i
[i]
be; exist
Part of 〜ている, showing an ongoing action or continuing state.
お待ちし てい ます。
I am waiting.
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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