How to Say ‘Please come’ in Japanese
きてください
ki te kudasai
[kee teh koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: [来て] is the [て] form of [来る]. [Vてください] is a standard polite request. More formal: [来てくださいませ] (rare in clinics).
🇯🇵 In Japan: A doctor might say this, but often the nurse/reception staff will handle the actual scheduling after you leave the exam room.
Phrase Breakdown
き
ki
[kee]
come (stem/te-form start)
き is from 来る (くる, to come). With てください it becomes a polite request: 'Please come.'
来週またき てください。
Please come again next week.
て
te
[teh]
te-form connector
Forms 来て (きて), the て-form of 来る. Used before ください for requests.
受付に来 てください。
Please come to reception.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please (do...)
After a て-form, makes a polite request. 医者が患者に次回受診を案内する時によく使います。
一かげつごに来てください。
Please come in one month.
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