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Updated on 21 Dec 2023

nomadatlatl

about 16 hours

Japanese

English (US)
Simplified Chinese (China)

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A: Two adults, and one child, please.
B: That'll be $12.50.
A: ( ).
B: Your tickets and your change.
A: Thank you.
B: Uh-huh. Next.

Which of the following is more appropriate?
1) There you go
2) Here you go
3) Here you are

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HebrewDane

about 16 hours

English (US)

I would say number 2. That's probably what I would say and what I might expect to hear. But there is not rule in this context. Something polite is the only thing to keep in mind.

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nomadatlatl

about 16 hours

Japanese

@HebrewDane
Thanks so much as always.(⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)
So number 2 is politer than the others? Are there any differences among the three?

HebrewDane

about 15 hours

English (US)

@nomadatlatl I don't think it's more polite. It's just the one I'd probably say.

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nomadatlatl

about 15 hours

Japanese

@HebrewDane Okay, got it. I appreciate your repeated assistance, thank you 🤗 and good night! 😪

yuen02

about 15 hours

English (US)

1 or 2. 3 sounds a little too polite to me. B is more likely to say 3.

It's also very common to say nothing.

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Foogod

about 11 hours

English (US)

I also agree that (2) sounds best to me, but really any of them would be fine, I think.

I would say "there you go" if I was talking about something that had already been given/delivered/etc (so it is already out of my hands, and in front of them, etc). For example, after moving a bunch of boxes, if they were all stacked up in the new location already, I would say "there you go (I've finished moving them for you)"

"Here you go" is common when you are actually handing something to someone (such as exchanging money).

"Here you are" is something I'd probably more often say if I helped somebody find something, or was fulfilling a request, etc. I think it's because using "are" has a similar feeling to saying "here it is" (which often implies "I found it").

But these differences are very subtle, and probably not something you need to worry that much about, to be honest.

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cyrustorz

about 8 hours

English (US)

"Here" sounds like これ・ここ, so if you're holding the change and you're trying to get their attention, "here you go" makes it clear that you're holding what they need.

"Here you are" sounds quite formal.

"There you go" is sometimes said after you already have their attention and have transferred it in front of them already.

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A: Two adults, and one child, please.
B: That'll be $12.50.
A: ( ).
B: Your tickets and your change.
A: Thank you.
B: Uh-huh. Next.

Which of the following is more appropriate?
1) There you go
2) Here you go
3) Here you are

A: Two adults, and one child, please.B: That'll be $12.50.A: ( ).B: Your tickets and your change.A: Thank you.B: Uh-huh. Next. Which of the following is more appropriate?1) There you go2) Here you go3) Here you are See a translation

I would say number 2. That's probably what I would say and what I might expect to hear. But there is not rule in this context. Something polite is the only thing to keep in mind.

@nomadatlatl I don't think it's more polite. It's just the one I'd probably say.

1 or 2. 3 sounds a little too polite to me. B is more likely to say 3.It's also very common to say nothing.

A: Two adults, and one child, please.
B: That'll be $12.50.
A: ( ).
B: Your tickets and your change.
A: Thank you.
B: Uh-huh. Next.

Which of the following is more appropriate?
1) There you go
2) Here you go
3) Here you are

1 or 2. 3 sounds a little too polite to me. B is more likely to say 3.

It's also very common to say nothing.