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How to Say ‘Please tell her.’ in Japanese

言ってあげてください。

itsu te age te kudasai

[EET te AH-geh te kudasai]

💬 Usage Tip: あげて after an action means doing it for someone else's benefit: 言ってあげて is "tell her (it'll make her happy)".

Phrase Breakdown

言ってあげて

itsu te age te

tell (her), for her sake

言う means 'to say'. あげる means doing something for someone else. Pause briefly at the small っ: it-te a-ge-te.

Example

教えてあげてね。

Teach them, okay?

Words in this phrase

言っ

itsu

[EET]

say (te-stem)

Stem of 言う used before て.

Example

名前を言ってください。

Please say your name.

て

[te]

indicates a connection

Connecting particle used in various grammatical structures.

Example

駅に向かっている。

Heading towards the station.

あげ

age

[AH-geh]

do for (someone)

After a te-form verb, あげる means doing something for someone else. This is its stem.

Example

友だちに本を読んであげます。

I read a book to my friend.

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

please

Added after a て-form, ください makes a polite request. Say ku-da-sa-i.

Example

見てください。

Please look.

Words in this phrase

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.

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