How do you say "Please relax." in Japanese?

"Please relax." in Japanese is "ゆっくりしてくださいね。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

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How to Say ‘Please relax.’ in Japanese

Q: What does "ゆっくりしてくださいね。" mean in English?

"ゆっくりしてくださいね。" means "Please relax." in English. Usage tip: This phrase literally sounds like "please do it slowly," but in a taxi lesson it may be less useful than [ゆっくりお願いします] for asking someone to speak slowly.

ゆっくりしてくださいね。

yukkuri shi te kudasai ne

[yook-koo-ree shee teh koo-dah-sigh neh]

💬 Usage Tip: This phrase literally sounds like "please do it slowly," but in a taxi lesson it may be less useful than [ゆっくりお願いします] for asking someone to speak slowly.

🇯🇵 In Japan: Be careful: in a taxi, saying [ゆっくりしてくださいね] could sound like you are telling the driver or listener to relax or slow down, not necessarily to speak slowly.

Phrase Breakdown

ゆっくり

yukkuri

[yook-koo-ree]

slowly

ゆっくり means slowly, unhurriedly, or at an easy pace. In a taxi, it can be used when asking the driver to go slowly.

Example

雨なのでゆっくりしてくださいね。

Since it's raining, please go slowly, okay?

してください

shi te kudasai

please do

A polite request form of する, meaning 'please do'.

Example

待ってください。

Please wait.

Words in this phrase

し

shi

[shee]

The stem し comes from する, meaning to do. Here it is part of してください in a polite request.

Example

安全運転でしてくださいね。

Please drive safely, okay?

て

[teh]

and / te-form connector

て is the te-form ending used to connect to ください and form a polite request.

Example

まっすぐ行ってくださいね。

Please go straight, okay?

ください

kudasai

[koo-dah-sigh]

please

ください makes the phrase into a polite request, similar to saying 'please'.

Example

ここで止まってくださいね。

Please stop here, okay?

ね

[neh]

okay? / alright?

ね softens the request and sounds friendly, often like 'okay?' or 'all right?'.

Example

ゆっくりしてくださいね。

Please go slowly, okay?

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