How to Say ‘Please come safely.’ in Japanese
お気をつけてお越しください。
o ki o tsuke te o koshi kudasai
[oh kee oh tsoo-keh teh oh koh-shee koo-dah-sigh]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is very natural in customer-facing Japanese: warm, polite, and a little more considerate than a plain "please come." Staff might say it when confirming a reservation or ending a call.
Phrase Breakdown
お気をつけて
o ki o tsuke te
please be careful; take care
Polite expression used when telling someone to travel safely or be careful.
お気をつけてお帰りください。
Please go home safely.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Adds respect in the polite invitation お越しください.
ご予約の時間にお越しください。
Please come at your reservation time.
気
ki
[kee]
care; attention
Refers to caution or care in the set phrase 気をつけて.
足元に気をつけてお越しください。
Please watch your step when you come.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks 気 as the object in the phrase meaning 'take care.'
体調を気をつけてご来店ください。
Please take care of your health and come to the restaurant.
つけ
tsuke
[tsoo-keh]
attach; pay; take
Part of 気をつける, meaning to be careful or pay attention.
夜は暗いので周りにつける注意が必要です。
At night it's dark, so attention to your surroundings is necessary.
て
te
[teh]
and; please do; te-form ending
Links the request and gives the sense of 'please be careful and...'.
転ばないように気をつけていらしてください。
Please be careful not to fall when coming.
お越しください
o koshi kudasai
please come; please visit
Polite invitation/request using the honorific form of 'come'.
またお越しください。
Please come again.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Adds respect in the polite invitation お越しください.
ご予約の時間にお越しください。
Please come at your reservation time.
越し
koshi
[koh-shee]
come; visit
Honorific expression for coming, often used by staff speaking to customers.
五分前に越しくださると助かります。
It would help if you come five minutes early.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please
Polite request ending used to invite or ask the customer to come.
時間どおりにお越しください。
Please come on time.
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