How to Say ‘Please go straight’ in Japanese
まっすぐ行ってください
massugu itsu te kudasai
[mahs-SOO-goo EET te kudasai]
💬 Usage Tip: 〜てください turns a verb into a polite request: 行って "go" becomes 行ってください "please go". You'll hear the same ending in 待ってください "please wait".
Phrase Breakdown
まっすぐ
massugu
[mahs-SOO-goo]
straight ahead
Adverb meaning going directly forward without turning.
まっすぐ行きます。
I go straight.
行ってください
itsu te kudasai
please go
The te-form of 行く plus ください makes a polite request. Pause on 'っ': 'i-t-te ku-da-sai'.
右に行ってください。
Please go to the right.
Words in this phrase
行っ
itsu
[EET]
go
Te-form stem of iku, 'to go'.
駅まで行ってください。
Please go to the station.
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
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.
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