How to Say ‘Please go straight on this road.’ in Japanese
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
kono michi o massugu itsu te kudasai
[koh-noh mee-chee oh mahs-soo-goo eet teh koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: Full polite direction sentence. Listen for the next step after this (e.g., “at the traffic light…”).
🇯🇵 In Japan: People may add a distance estimate like “to the next [信号]” rather than meters.
Phrase Breakdown
この道
kono michi
this road; this street
Noun phrase used in directions. Often followed by を to mark the route you take.
この道を行きます。
I take this road.
Words in this phrase
この
kono
[koh-noh]
this
この modifies the noun after it: この道 = “this road.” Often said while pointing.
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight down this road.
道
michi
[mee-chee]
road; street; way
道 is “road/street.” Core word for navigating in town.
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight down this road.
を
o
[oh]
(object/path marker)
を marks the road as the route you take (along this road).
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight down this road.
まっすぐ
massugu
[mahs-soo-goo]
straight (ahead)
まっすぐ = “straight.” Common in station directions: まっすぐ行く then turn, etc.
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight down this road.
行って
itsu te
go (te-form)
Te-form of 行く. With ください: 行ってください = “please go.”
あそこまで行ってください。
Please go to over there.
Words in this phrase
行っ
itsu
[eet]
go (and...)
行っ is from 行く in て-form. Used in polite instructions.
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight down this road.
て
te
[teh]
-te (linking/request form)
て completes 行って, which then connects to ください for a request.
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight down this road.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please (do)
ください makes the request polite. Very natural for directions from staff or strangers.
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight down this road.
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