How to Say ‘Please come again.’ in Japanese
また来てくださいね。
mata ki te kudasai ne
[mah-tah kee teh koo-dah-sigh neh]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Shop staff often say this as a standard goodbye. It sounds warm and polite, but it's also routine service language rather than a literal personal invitation.
Phrase Breakdown
また
mata
[mah-tah]
again
Used to say “again” or “another time.” In shops, it helps express “please come again.”
また来てくださいね。
Please come again.
来て
ki te
come
The te-form of 'to come,' used before a request.
また来てください。
Please come again.
Words in this phrase
来
ki
[kee]
come
The verb stem of 来る, meaning “to come.” Here it is part of the polite request 来てください.
また来てくださいね。
Please come again.
て
te
[teh]
and / te-form marker
The て form connects verbs and is used here to make the polite request 来てください.
また来てくださいね。
Please come again.
くださいね
kudasai ne
please / please do, okay?
A polite request with a warm, friendly nuance.
また来てくださいね。
Please come again, okay?
Words in this phrase
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please
A polite request expression meaning “please do ...” when attached to a て-form verb.
また来てくださいね。
Please come again.
ね
ne
[neh]
okay? / you know / softener
Sentence-ending particle that makes the phrase sound friendly, warm, and inviting.
また来てくださいね。
Please come again, okay / please do come again.
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