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How to Say ‘Please take your time and look.’ in Japanese

どうぞごゆっくりご覧ください。

douzo go yukkuri goran kudasai

[doh-zoh go yukkuri goran kudasai]

Phrase Breakdown

どうぞごゆっくり

douzo go yukkuri

please, take your time

どうぞ (please) + ごゆっくり (slowly, at your leisure, polite). Stretch the long 'dō' and the double 'kk' in 'yukkuri'.

Example

どうぞごゆっくりお過ごしください。

Please relax and enjoy your stay.

Words in this phrase

どうぞ

douzo

[doh-zoh]

please; go ahead

Used when offering something or inviting someone to proceed.

Example

こちらへどうぞ。

Please come this way.

ご

[go]

honorific prefix

A prefix added to words to show respect.

Example

ご出発はいつですか？

When is your departure?

ゆっくり

yukkuri

[yukkuri]

slowly; at an easy pace

Used to tell someone they can speak or proceed slowly.

Example

日本語はゆっくりで大丈夫です。

Japanese is fine if you speak slowly.

ご覧ください。

goran kudasai

please have a look

Honorific form of 見てください (please look). Shop and museum staff use it often. Say 'goran' smoothly with a light flap 'r'.

Example

こちらをご覧ください。

Please look at this.

Words in this phrase

ご覧

goran

[goran]

look/view

A polite way to ask someone to look or view something.

Example

この絵をご覧ください。

Please look at this picture.

ください

kudasai

[kudasai]

please

A polite request word used after the て-form of a verb.

Example

チケットを見せてください。

Please show me the ticket.

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