How to Say ‘Please take care of yourself.’ in Japanese
お大事にしてください。
o daiji ni shi te kudasai
[oh dye-jee nee shee teh kudasai]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Staff say this to you as you leave a clinic or pharmacy, and you'd say お大事に to anyone who is sick. Never say it to a healthy person as a general goodbye. A simple ありがとうございます "thank you" is the natural reply.
Phrase Breakdown
お大事に
o daiji ni
take care (of yourself)
A set expression wishing someone good health, often said to someone who is sick. Pronounced 'o-dai-ji-ni'. 'Dai' sounds like the English word 'die'. The 'o' at the start adds politeness.
風邪ですか。お大事に。
You have a cold? Take care.
Words in this phrase
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.
大事
daiji
[dye-jee]
take care (well-being)
Key word in the set phrase meaning “take care of yourself.”
お大事にしてください。
Please take care.
に
ni
[nee]
(adverbial particle)
Turns a na-adjective into an adverb or marks the result with する.
静かにしてください。
Please be quiet.
してください。
shi te kudasai
please do
A polite request form: 'shite' (do) + 'kudasai' (please). Pronounced 'shi-te ku-da-sai'. The 'u' in 'ku' is very soft, almost silent, so it sounds close to 'shite k'dasai'.
静かにしてください。
Please be quiet.
Words in this phrase
し
shi
[shee]
do; make
Part of a set expression that describes something as having a stable quality.
四角は安定した印象を出します。
Squares create a stable impression.
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.
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