How to Say ‘Please spend (your time); please have (a good time)’ in Japanese
お過ごしください
o sugoshi kudasai
[oh suh-goh-shee koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: Polite phrase from [過ごす] (to spend time). The [お〜ください] pattern is respectful and common in customer service.
🇯🇵 In Japan: You might hear it from schools, clinics, and shops as a gentle closing line—very “Japanese polite send-off.”
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix (polite)
Adds politeness/respect. Often used in set polite phrases from staff to parents/students.
どうぞお大事にお過ごしください。
Please take care and rest.
過ごし
sugoshi
[suh-goh-shee]
spend (time); live; pass (the day) (polite stem)
Stem of 過ごす. With お〜ください, it becomes a polite request: “please spend (your time)…”
ご自宅でゆっくりお過ごしください。
Please take it easy at home.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please (request)
Polite request form. In school calls, used for gentle advice: お大事にお過ごしください.
無理をせず、お過ごしください。
Please take it easy and don’t overdo it.
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