How to Say ‘Don't push yourself too hard.’ in Japanese
無理しないでね。
muri shi nai de ne
[MOO-ree shee nai deh neh]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a very common caring send-off to someone who's stressed or sick. It's used with friends and, in politer forms, with coworkers too.
Phrase Breakdown
無理
muri
[MOO-ree]
overdoing it; unreasonable
With する, means to push oneself too hard.
無理しないでください。
Please don't overdo it.
し
shi
[shee]
do (stem)
Verb stem used as part of the fixed polite request phrase.
注文をお願いし、ます。
I would like to place the order, please.
ない
nai
[nai]
not
Indicates negation or absence.
問題はない。
There is no problem.
で
de
[deh]
(please don't…)
Attached to ない to make a request not to do something.
心配しないで。
Don't worry.
ね
ne
[neh]
okay?; right?
A sentence-ending particle that softens speech and sounds friendly or confirming.
このボウルに入れてね。
Put it in this bowl, okay?
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