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How to Say ‘First, please be careful about your diet and exercise.’ in Japanese

まず、食事と運動に気をつけてください。

mazu shokuji to undou ni ki o tsuke te kudasai

[mah-zoo shokuji toh oon-DOH ni kee oh tsoo-KEH teh kudasai]

💬 Usage Tip: 気をつけて means "take care with", and the thing you're careful about takes に: お酒に気をつけてください "Please be careful with alcohol."

Phrase Breakdown

まず、食事と運動に

mazu shokuji to undou ni

first, to diet and exercise

Pronounced 'mazu, shokuji to undō ni'. まず means 'first'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

まず、食事に気をつけましょう。

First, let's be careful about diet.

Words in this phrase

まず

mazu

[mah-zoo]

first; first of all

Used to begin a sequence or topic, like 'first' or 'to start with'.

Example

まず名前を書きます。

First, I write my name.

食事

shokuji

[shokuji]

meal

Food that is prepared and eaten, especially at a specific time.

Example

朝に日本の食事を食べる。

Eat a Japanese meal in the morning.

と

[toh]

and

A particle used to connect nouns in a list, like saying A and B.

Example

赤と青があります。

There are red and blue ones.

運動

undou

[oon-DOH]

Exercise

Physical activity intended to improve health and fitness.

Example

毎日運動をした方がいいです。

It's good to exercise every day.

に

[ni]

Indicates direction or purpose.

Example

家に帰ります。

I will return home.

気をつけてください。

ki o tsuke te kudasai

please be careful / please pay attention

Pronounced 'ki o tsukete kudasai'. 気をつける means 'to be careful about'. The 'tsu' sound is like 'ts' in 'cats'.

Example

車に気をつけてください。

Please watch out for cars.

Words in this phrase

気

[kee]

care; attention

A word meaning attention or caution, often used in safety expressions.

Example

気をつけてください。

Please be careful.

を

[oh]

object marker

A particle marking the thing you want or the object of the action. In speech, it is pronounced 'o'.

Example

チェックインをお願いしますと言います。

I say, 'Check-in, please.'

つけ

tsuke

[tsoo-KEH]

to pay (attention); to apply

Stem of つける; with 気を it means to pay attention, i.e. be careful.

Example

車に気をつけてください。

Please watch out for cars.

て

[teh]

and; -te form

The て form ending used to connect verbs or make requests.

Example

ここで座って待ってください。

Please sit and wait here.

ください

kudasai

[kudasai]

please (do)

Used to make a polite request.

Example

手伝ってください。

Please help me.

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