How to Say ‘Please have a seat.’ in Japanese
お座りください。
o suwari kudasai
[oh suwari kudasai]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Doctors and nurses say this when you enter the exam room. A small nod, or a quiet 失礼します (shitsurei shimasu) "excuse me" as you sit, is the usual response.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Makes 荷物 more polite in customer service language.
おを付けると丁寧です。
Adding お makes it polite.
座り
suwari
[suwari]
sit
This verb means to sit down.
猫は静かに座り始めた。
The cat quietly started to sit.
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.
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