How to Say ‘Please let me treat you.’ in Japanese
ごちそうさせてくださいね。
go chisou sa se te kudasai ne
[goh chee-SOH sah seh te kudasai neh]
💬 Usage Tip: ごちそうする means "to treat someone to food". With the same "let me" pattern it becomes ごちそうさせてください.
Phrase Breakdown
ごちそうさせて
go chisou sa se te
let me treat you
'ごちそうする' means to treat someone to a meal. 'させて' is the causative te-form, meaning 'let me'. Stretch the 'sō'.
お礼にごちそうさせて。
Let me treat you as thanks.
Words in this phrase
ご
go
[goh]
honorific prefix
Polite prefix placed before Sino-Japanese words like chuumon.
ご注文をどうぞ。
Please go ahead with your order.
ちそう
chisou
[chee-SOH]
feast; treat
A meal or hospitality offered to someone; originally 'running around' to prepare food.
ちそうをいただきました。
I was treated to a feast.
さ
sa
[sah]
do (stem of suru)
Stem form of the verb suru 'to do', used before the honorific/passive ending reru.
先生はもう帰宅されました。
The teacher has already gone home.
せ
se
[seh]
make/let (causative)
Causative ending: to have someone do something.
子どもを休ませます。
I'll keep my child home.
て
te
[te]
and; please do
The て-form ending that connects a verb to the next part, often for requests.
イベントの後で少し話してください。
Please talk with me a little after the event.
くださいね。
kudasai ne
please, okay?
'ください' makes a polite request, and 'ね' adds a warm, friendly tone.
また来てくださいね。
Please come again, okay?
Words in this phrase
ください
kudasai
[kudasai]
please
A polite request word used after the て-form of a verb.
チケットを見せてください。
Please show me the ticket.
ね
ne
[neh]
okay?
Softens a request, seeking agreement.
忘れないでね。
Don't forget, okay?
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