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How to Say ‘Please go to the hospital.’ in Japanese

病院へ行ってくださいね。

byouin e itsu te kudasai ne

[BYOH-een eh EET teh koo-dah-sigh neh]

💬 Usage Tip: The direction marker へ is said (e), not (he).

🇯🇵 In Japan: 病院 covers small local clinics too, not just big hospitals. Pharmacists usually mean seeing a doctor at a nearby clinic.

Phrase Breakdown

病院へ

byouin e

to the hospital/clinic

病院 (byouin) means hospital or clinic. The particle へ is pronounced 'e'. Say it as byou-in e.

Example

病院へ行きます。

I'm going to the hospital.

Words in this phrase

病院

byouin

[BYOH-een]

hospital; clinic

A hospital or doctor's clinic.

Example

病院で診てもらいます。

I'll get examined at the hospital.

へ

e

[eh]

to; toward

Direction/target particle. 旗へ = “toward the flag.”

Example

旗への攻撃の意味が重すぎる。

The meaning of an attack on the flag is too serious.

行ってくださいね。

itsu te kudasai ne

please go, okay?

行ってください (itte kudasai) means 'please go'. ね adds a caring tone. Hold the small っ.

Example

早く行ってくださいね。

Please go soon, okay?

Words in this phrase

行っ

itsu

[EET]

go

Te-form stem of iku, 'to go'.

Example

駅まで行ってください。

Please go to the station.

て

te

[teh]

te-form ending

This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.

Example

てをつけると、つぎのどうさにつなげられます。

When you add -te, you can connect it to the next action.

ください

kudasai

[koo-dah-sigh]

please do

A polite request expression added after the te-form of a verb.

Example

確認してください。

Please confirm it.

ね

ne

[neh]

okay?; right?

A sentence-ending particle that softens speech and sounds friendly or confirming.

Example

このボウルに入れてね。

Put it in this bowl, okay?

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