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How to Say ‘Get home safely.’ in Japanese

気をつけて帰ってくださいね。

ki o tsuke te kaetsu te kudasai ne

[kee wo tsoo-KEH teh KAH-eht te kudasai neh]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Saying this as you part, often at the station, is a standard caring send-off after a date in Japan.

Phrase Breakdown

気をつけて

ki o tsuke te

carefully / take care

This means 'being careful'. It describes how the person should go home.

Example

気をつけて運転してね。

Drive carefully.

Words in this phrase

気

[kee]

attention; mind

Spirit or mind; with つける it means paying attention.

Example

車に気をつけてください。

Please watch out for cars.

を

[wo]

direct object marker

Marks the direct object of a verb.

Example

本を読む。

Read a book.

つけ

tsuke

[tsoo-KEH]

to pay (attention); to apply

Stem of つける; with 気を it means to pay attention, i.e. be careful.

Example

車に気をつけてください。

Please watch out for cars.

て

[teh]

and; -te form

A linking form used to connect verbs to following grammar, such as progressive or polite forms.

Example

仕事を探している人と話しました。

I spoke with a person who is looking for work.

帰ってくださいね。

kaetsu te kudasai ne

please go home

This is a polite request. Together with the first part it is a common goodbye: 'Get home safely.'

Example

暗いから、早く帰ってくださいね。

It's dark, so please go home soon.

Words in this phrase

帰っ

kaetsu

[KAH-eht]

go home (stem)

Form of 帰る 'to return home'.

Example

早く帰ってね。

Come home early, okay?

て

[te]

and; please do

The て-form ending that connects a verb to the next part, often for requests.

Example

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

kudasai

[kudasai]

please

A polite request word used after the て-form of a verb.

Example

チケットを見せてください。

Please show me the ticket.

ね

[neh]

(friendly softener)

Sentence-ending particle adding warmth or seeking agreement; in farewells it sounds friendly.

Example

じゃあ、またね。

Well, see you.

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