How to Say ‘Go straight’ in Japanese
まっすぐ行ってください。
massugu itsu te kudasai
[massugu it te kudasai]
💬 Usage Tip: [行ってください] is a polite request, literally "please go." In directions, it's the standard way to tell someone what to do next.
Phrase Breakdown
まっすぐ
massugu
[massugu]
straight
Used in directions to tell someone to continue straight ahead.
まっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight.
行ってください
itsu te kudasai
please go
A polite request using the te-form of 行く plus ください.
こちらへ行ってください。
Please go this way.
Words in this phrase
行っ
itsu
[it]
go
The te-form stem of 行く, part of the polite request 'please go.'
まっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight.
て
te
[te]
and; te-form linker
A te-form ending that connects the verb to ください in a request.
まっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight.
ください
kudasai
[kudasai]
please
Adds politeness to a request, as in 'please do ...'.
まっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight.
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