right here
/raɪt hɪr/
Meaning
This phrase is used to emphasize a very specific location that is extremely close to the speaker. Adding 'right' before 'here' makes the location precise and immediate, often meaning 'exactly in this spot'.
Examples
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Put the grocery bags right here on the kitchen counter.
Put the grocery bags right here on the kitchen counter.
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I'll be waiting right here until you get back.
I'll be waiting right here until you get back.
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The pain is right here in my shoulder.
The pain is right here in my shoulder.
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You need to sign your name right here on this line.
You need to sign your name right here on this line.
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I found my lost ring right here under the sofa cushion.
I found my lost ring right here under the sofa cushion.
Common Mistakes
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✗ I am standing right here since two hours.
✓ I have been standing right here for two hours.
While 'right here' is correct, learners often make tense and preposition errors when describing duration in this location.
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✗ The keys are right here over there.
✓ The keys are right here.
'Right here' (very close) and 'over there' (far away) are opposites and cannot describe the same location simultaneously.
Related Expressions
Practice
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Please stand ___ so I can take your photo.
💡 Stand exactly in this close spot.
Show answer
right here
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I left my phone ___ on the table, but now it's gone.
💡 In this precise spot nearby.
Show answer
right here