How to Say ‘Please take it after meals.’ in Japanese
食後に飲んでください。
shokugo ni non de kudasai
[SHOH-koo-goh nee NOHN deh kudasai]
💬 Usage Tip: To politely ask someone to do something, change the verb ending and add ください: 飲みます becomes 飲んでください. The same thing happens with 来ます → 来てください "please come".
Phrase Breakdown
食後に
shokugo ni
after meals
食後 (shokugo) means 'after eating'. It is common on medicine labels. The 'u' in 'ku' is often whispered: 'sho-k'go-ni'.
食後にお茶を飲みます。
I drink tea after meals.
Words in this phrase
食後
shokugo
[SHOH-koo-goh]
after meals
Time after eating; common on medicine instructions.
この薬は食後に飲んでください。
Please take this medicine after meals.
に
ni
[nee]
at; in (time)
Particle marking the time when something happens.
七時に起きます。
I get up at seven.
飲んでください。
non de kudasai
please take (it)
飲んで is the te-form of 飲む (to drink/take). With ください it becomes a polite request. Say 'non-de ku-da-sai'.
水を飲んでください。
Please drink water.
Words in this phrase
飲ん
non
[NOHN]
drink
Form of 飲む used before the te-ending で.
水を飲んでください。
Please drink water.
で
de
[deh]
(te-form connector)
Part of the te-form 混んで, linking the verb to いる to show an ongoing state.
道が混んでいます。
The road is congested.
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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