How to Say ‘Don't run inside the store, okay?’ in Japanese
お店の中で走らないでね。
o mise no naka de hashira nai de ne
[o mise noh naka de hah-shee-RAH nai deh neh]
Phrase Breakdown
お店の中で
o mise no naka de
inside the store
Sets the location: お店 (store) + の + 中 (inside) + で (place of action).
お店の中で待ってる。
I'll wait inside the store.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
A prefix added to words to show respect.
お邪魔します、おじゃまします。
Excuse me for disturbing.
店
mise
[mise]
shop; restaurant
A general word for a store or an eating/drinking place depending on context.
駅の前に店があります。
There is a shop in front of the station.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
の connects customer and handling, making the meaning 'customer handling' or 'dealing with customers.'
会社の仕事です。
It is company work.
中
naka
[naka]
inside
Means inside or indoors, such as inside the clubhouse.
中で受付をしましょう。
Let's check in inside.
で
de
[de]
at; in
Indicates a location where an action takes place.
公園で遊びます。
I play at the park.
走らないでね。
hashira nai de ne
please don't run, okay?
~ないで asks someone not to do something. ね makes it gentle.
危ないから走らないでね。
It's dangerous, so don't run, okay?
Words in this phrase
走ら
hashira
[hah-shee-RAH]
run (negative stem)
Form of 走る 'to run' used before ない.
廊下を走らない。
I don't run in the hallway.
ない
nai
[nai]
not
A negative suffix used to negate adjectives.
これはつまらないものですが、どうぞ。
This is a small gift, but please accept it.
で
de
[deh]
(don't) — request ending
With ない, forms ないで meaning 'please don't'.
泣かないで。
Please don't cry.
ね
ne
[neh]
okay?
Softens a request, seeking agreement.
忘れないでね。
Don't forget, okay?
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