How to Say ‘Have a safe trip.’ in Japanese
お気をつけて。
o ki o tsuke te
[oh kee oh tsoo-KEH te]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Literally "please be careful." It's the standard warm send-off for anyone heading out on a journey, and from staff it lands like "have a good trip."
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
気
ki
[kee]
attention; mind
Spirit or mind; with つける it means paying attention.
車に気をつけてください。
Please watch out for cars.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
つけ
tsuke
[tsoo-KEH]
to pay (attention); to apply
Stem of つける; with 気を it means to pay attention, i.e. be careful.
車に気をつけてください。
Please watch out for cars.
て
te
[te]
and; please do
The て-form ending that connects a verb to the next part, often for requests.
イベントの後で少し話してください。
Please talk with me a little after the event.
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