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Originally Posted by loveskyliemole
Many of my friends have helped me,
so I kind of understand(Thank you!),
but still not perfectly clear yet...
I used to say these #1~3
when I served the meals at a Japanese restaurant in Sydney.
1)Here you are (or Here, you are?)
2)Here you go
3)Here we go
Was it OK for me (as a waitress) to say those to the customers?
What are the differences?
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1) This is a statement that focuses on the person to whom you are speaking, making the person both the subject and the object. Essentially, the one who states this is saying "I see you right here in front of me". As a waitress, it focuses on the person, not the object you are giving to them which in this case is the meal or drink they ordered.
1a) Adding a comma between "Here" and "you" is not needed in the sentence. It does however place the main idea of the sentence (the state of being "here") at the beginning of the sentence before the person to whom you are speaking. It is another way of stating "You are here" which does not fit in the situation you have presented.
2) This sentence is the most correct of the three statements. You (the waitress) is giving the item (a meal or drink) to the person ("you" in this sentence). Since this is a conversational statement in a situation where much is already understood by the speaker and the listener, grammatical rules can be set aside with no loss in understanding.
Additionally, the statement has the verb "go" which in this situation refers to the customer now being able to eat his/her meal.
3) This statement implies both you (a waitress) and the customer are about to start a cooperative action. In this case, eating the lunch order. Which, unless the customer is very accepting, is not the correct action.
Statement 2 is correct in this situation.
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4)There you go (I don't really know how to use this)
5)There we go (I don't know when to use this)
6)Here we are (Can I say this when "we" arrived somewhere?)
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4) This statement could be used in the place of Sentence 2 for many of the same reasons. Except that instead of focusing on the meal as a starting point "here", it presents the meal as a destination "there".
5) My feeling for this sentence focuses mainly on the speaker and listener performing some combined activity. The speaker is completing an action that will benefit both the speaker and listener (eg. opening a locked door). In that case, both speaker and listener can proceed into the room.
6) Yes, you can use this statement when "we" arrive somewhere. The sentence has a clear subject (we) and a state of being (here). It is a flexible statement that can be used in travelling situations (as you said) or in situations where the arrival implied is more of a "idea" than a location.
Hope I was of some help, and not more confusing, Mayumi-san!