Talking to your dog: Corrections or discipline

💬 [だめ] covers a lot: "no," "not allowed," "not good," or "that won't work," so you'll hear it in many correction situations. With [は], [それはだめ。] means "that is not okay."

💬 [〜て] form + [て] can be used for direct everyday commands like [やめて。] "stop" or [まって。] "wait." It's common in speech and less blunt than the dictionary form by itself.

💬 [は] is written [は] but said (wa) here: [それはだめ。] The [は] sets up [それ] as the thing you're commenting on: "as for that, no."

💬 [〜して] can mean "do it like this" or "be like this" with some words, so [やさしくして。] is literally "do it gently / be gentle." You can reuse it with other adverbs: [しずかにして。] "be quiet."

💬 [おちついて。] comes from [おちつく], "to calm down / settle down." A lot of verbs change to [〜いて] or [〜って] in this command-like form, so compare [おりる] → [おりて。]

💬 [すわって。] is the [〜て] form of [すわる], "to sit." For verbs ending in [る], don't assume they all become [〜て] the same way: [おりる] becomes [おりて], but [すわる] becomes [すわって].

💬 [はなして。] here is from [はなす], "to let go / release," not [話す] "to speak." Same sound, different word, and in pet situations it often means "let go" or "leave it."

🇯🇵 [おいで。] is a very normal, affectionate way to call a dog over. Adults also use it with small children, so it sounds warm rather than harsh.