How to Say ‘Are you looking for’ in Japanese
お探しですか
o sagashi desu ka
[o]
🇯🇵 In Japan: [お探しですか] is a normal, polite thing for staff to ask when approaching you in a store. If you want to browse alone, a soft [ちょっと見ているだけです] is a natural way to say you're just looking.
Phrase Breakdown
お探し
o
looking for
A polite way of asking if someone is looking for something.
お探しの物はありますか？
Is there something you're looking for?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
Oh
An honorific prefix used for politeness.
お探しのジーンズは見つかりましたか。
Have you found the jeans you’re looking for?
ですか
is it?
A polite way to form a question in Japanese.
これはあなたの本ですか？
Is this your book?
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