How to Say ‘If anything else comes up, please ask.’ in Japanese
また何かあったら、聞いてくださいね。
mata nani ka atsu tara kii te kudasai ne
[mata nahn kah aht tah-rah kee teh kudasai neh]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Coworkers often say this to close a help session. It's a genuine invitation to come back with more questions, so don't hesitate to take them up on it.
Phrase Breakdown
また何かあったら、
mata nani ka atsu tara
if anything else comes up
また means 'again'. 何か means 'something'. あったら is the conditional form of ある, meaning 'if there is'.
また何かあったら、電話してください。
If anything else comes up, please call me.
Words in this phrase
また
mata
[mata]
again; also; another time
Used when referring to doing something another time, meeting again, or adding another point.
また会社説明会でお会いしたいです。
I would like to see you again at the company information session.
何
nani
[nahn]
what; something (with か)
Kanji for “what.” With か (何か) it means “something/anything,” often used when checking symptoms.
何か気になる症状はありますか。
Do you have any symptoms that concern you?
か
ka
[kah]
some- (indefinite)
After a question word, makes it indefinite: 何か = something.
何か食べたいです。
I want to eat something.
あっ
atsu
[aht]
there is/was (if...) (contracted)
From ある → あって. In casual combination with たら it forms a conditional: “if there is…”
何かあったら言ってください。
If anything happens, please tell me.
たら
tara
[tah-rah]
if
Conditional ending that helps make the phrase a polite invitation.
よかったら来てください。
If you'd like, please come.
聞いてくださいね。
kii te kudasai ne
please ask (me), okay?
聞いて is the te-form of 聞く (to ask). くださいね is a polite, friendly request.
わからないことは聞いてくださいね。
Please ask about anything you don't understand, okay?
Words in this phrase
聞い
kii
[kee]
listen; ask (stem)
From 聞く (to listen / to ask). In clinics it’s used when the doctor asks you to listen carefully, or when you ask a question (先生に聞く).
次の説明をよく聞いてください。
Please listen carefully to the next explanation.
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
て connects actions or makes polite requests and set expressions.
座ってください。
Please sit down.
ください
kudasai
[kudasai]
please (do)
Used to make a polite request.
手伝ってください。
Please help me.
ね
ne
[neh]
isn't it; right
ね is a sentence-ending particle used to seek agreement or add friendliness.
きれいですね。
It's pretty, isn't it?
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