楽しんでください
tanoshinde kudasai
The phrase "I hope you enjoy" in Japanese is expressed as 楽しんでください (tanoshinde kudasai).
This phrase is used when someone is about to start an activity, such as eating a meal, watching a movie or going on a trip. It serves to wish the person a pleasant experience during that activity.
Which one should you use?
While English often uses "I hope you enjoy" to express a wish, the Japanese 楽しんでください functions more like a polite command or request to "please enjoy".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a very formal setting, you can use お楽しみください。 or ごゆっくりお過ごしください, which means "Please have a good time at your own pace." In informal settings with friends or family, you can say 楽しんでね。 or the slightly more polite informal version 楽しんでくださいね！
How do you pronounce it?
tanoshinde kudasai
Did you know?
- While 楽しんでください is a direct wish for enjoyment, Japanese people often use the phrase 行ってらっしゃい ('please go and come back') to convey the same sentiment when someone departs for a trip or an event.
- If you are a guest at a dinner party, you should not say 楽しんでください to the host. Instead, it is customary to say いただきます before eating to show gratitude for the food itself.
- The verb inside this phrase, 楽しむ, is often used in Japanese to describe an active, proactive way of finding joy in a situation, rather than just a passive state of being amused.
Examples in context
- イベントをお楽しみいただけるよう、準備を整えてお待ちしておりますので、ごゆっくりお過ごしください。Please take your time and enjoy the event as we have prepared and are waiting for you.
- 映画鑑賞、楽しんでね！Enjoy the movie!
- お祭りに行くんですね。楽しんでくださいね！I heard you're going to the festival. Have fun!
- 旅行を楽しんでください。Ryokō o tanoshinde kudasai.I hope you enjoy your trip.
- パーティーを楽しんでくださいね。Pātī o tanoshinde kudasai ne.I hope you enjoy the party.
- 新しい趣味を楽しんでください。Atarashii shumi o tanoshinde kudasai.I hope you enjoy your new hobby.
Example conversation
Yui is leaving for a music concert and Hiroto wishes her well.
- 大翔 Hirotoコンサート、楽しんでください。Konsāto, tanoshinde kudasai.I hope you enjoy the concert.
- 結衣 Yuiありがとうございます、大翔さん。Arigatō gozaimasu, Hiroto-san.Thank you, Hiroto.
- 大翔 Hirotoまた明日、学校で会いましょう。Mata ashita, gakkō de aimashō.Let's meet at school again tomorrow.
- 結衣 Yuiはい、また明日！Hai, mata ashita!Yes, see you tomorrow!
