楽しんでね
tanoshinde ne
In Japanese, the phrase for "have fun" is 楽しんでね (tanoshinde ne).
楽しんでね is used to wish someone a good time as they embark on an activity, an event or a trip. It is not a standard greeting like "hello".
Meaning: wish someone a good time (intj)
Which one should you use?
楽しんでね is a wish for someone to enjoy an activity, whereas a more polite version can be used in formal settings.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form 楽しんでね is informal and is used with friends, family or people of equal or lower social status. For people you are not close with, you should use the polite form 楽しんでください。
How do you pronounce it?
tanoshinde ne
Did you know?
- In Japanese culture, instead of saying 'have fun' at a meal, it is much more common to say 召し上がれ, which means 'please eat' or 'enjoy your meal'.
- If you are wishing someone fun at a specific event like a concert, you might use 楽しんできてね, which adds the verb 'to go and come back'.
- The verb used in 楽しんでね comes from 楽しい, which describes a state of being pleasant or enjoyable rather than an action one performs.
Examples in context
- 楽しんでね。Have fun.This example shows the basic use of 楽しんでね.Tatoeba #184137 by bunbuku, translation #21267 by CK
- 今年の夏は楽しんでね！Have fun this summer!This example shows how to wish someone to have fun during a specific time like summer using 楽しんでね.Tatoeba #10167259 by bunbuku, translation #324258 by adjusting
- 画面から離れて楽しんでね。Get away from the screen and have fun.This example uses 楽しんでね in a context advising someone to move away from a screen.Tatoeba #11030203 by bunbuku, translation #11491616 by oneweirdangel
- バレエの発表会、楽しんでくださいね！Enjoy the ballet performance!
- 展覧会を楽しんでください。Please enjoy the exhibition.
- ご旅行を楽しんでください。Please enjoy your trip.
- パーティーを楽しんでね！Enjoy the party!
- 映画鑑賞を楽しんでね！Enjoy watching the movie!
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Youta is seeing off Himari as she heads to a music festival.
- 陽太 Yotaフェス、楽しんでね！Fesu, tanoshinde ne!Have fun at the festival!
- 陽葵 Himariありがとう！行ってくるね。Arigatou! Ittekuru ne.Thanks! I'm off.
- 陽太 Yotaまた明日、話を聞かせて。Mata ashita, hanashi o kikasete.Tell me all about it tomorrow.
- 陽葵 Himariうん、約束するね。Un, yakusoku suru ne.Yeah, I promise.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
