How to Say ‘Please go’ in Japanese
行ってください
itsu te kudasai
[eet teh koo-dah-sai]
💬 Usage Tip: [行く] → [行って] (te-form) + [ください] = polite request. Great for directions: “Please go…”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Locals may give instructions in a chain using te-form: “Go straight, cross, then…”
Phrase Breakdown
行っ
itsu
[eet]
go (and...) (te-form of 行く)
Te-form of 行く used to connect to a request like ください. In directions, it’s “go…”
行っ てください、まっすぐ。
Please go straight.
て
te
[teh]
te-form connector
Links the verb to ください to form a polite request: 行ってください = “please go.”
まっすぐ行っ てください。
Please go straight.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sai]
please (do for me)
Added after a te-form verb to make a polite request. Common when giving directions.
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight on this road.
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