追加して
tsuika shite
In Japanese, "add me" is expressed as 追加して (tsuika shite).
This phrase is used to request that someone add you to their contact list on a social media platform or app. In Japan, it is very common to specify the name of the app followed by the particle に before the phrase, such as LINEに追加して (add me on LINE).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form 追加して is a casual request used with friends or peers. For professional interactions or when speaking to people you do not know well, you should use the more polite form 私を追加してください.
How do you pronounce it?
tsuika shite
Did you know?
- The word 追加 (tsuika) is also the standard term used in Japanese restaurants to mean 'adding' an extra item or a side dish to an order.
- When exchanging contact info on LINE, Japanese speakers often skip the verb 'add' entirely and say LINE交換しよう (LINE koukan shiyou), which means 'let's exchange LINE'.
- Instead of 'adding', many Japanese speakers prefer the verb 登録して (toroku shite), which literally means 'to register'.
Examples in context
- もしよければ、Facebookに追加して。私の名前は「Ryck Vernaut」です。Add me on Facebook if you want. My name there is Ryck Vernaut.This sentence is useful for showing how to mention a specific platform like Facebook using 追加して.Tatoeba #10049433 by small_snow, translation #10039464 by Ricardo14
- 仕事で繋がりましょう。私を追加してください。Let's connect for work. Please add me.
- 新しいビジネスの機会があれば、私を友達に追加してください。If there are any new business opportunities, please add me as a friend.
- 最近ゲームを始めたんだ。追加してくださいよ！I recently started playing a game. Please add me!
- LINEを追加して。LINE o tsuika shite.Add me on LINE.
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are exchanging contact information after a class.
- 蓮 Ren美咲、連絡先を教えるから追加して。Misaki, renrakusaki o oshieru kara tsuika shite.Misaki, I'll give you my contact info, so add me.
- 美咲 Misakiいいよ。QRコード見せて！Ii yo. QR kōdo misete!Sure. Show me your QR code!
- 蓮 Renはい、これだよ。Hai, kore da yo.Here it is.
- 美咲 Misakiオッケー、今追加したよ！Okkē, ima tsuika shita yo!Okay, I added you now!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
