参加してください
sanka shite kudasai
In Japanese, "join us" can be expressed as 参加してください (sanka shite kudasai).
The phrase is an invitation for someone to take part in an activity or become a member of a group, meaning "Please participate/join."
What does it mean word for word?
The word 参加 (sanka) literally means "participation".
Which one should you use?
For a more indirect and formal question, you can use ご参加いただけますか to mean "Could you participate?" For a highly polite or official version used in business or announcements, use ご参加ください. For a friendly, casual invitation, use 一緒に参加して.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The level of politeness varies by form. ご参加ください is very polite and suitable for business or official settings. 参加してください is a standard polite request. ご参加いただけますか is also formal and phrased as a polite question. For informal situations, use 参加してね with friends or peers or the friendly phrase 一緒に参加して.
How do you pronounce it?
sanka shite kudasai
Did you know?
- In casual settings, a person might use the word 混ぜて (mazete), which literally means 'mix me in', to ask to join a group rather than using the formal 参加.
- The kanji 参 in 参加 originally meant 'to go' but specifically in a humble sense, implying the speaker or guest is moving toward a higher-ranking person or a sacred place.
- In Japanese culture, invitations to 'join' a group often rely on 'kuuki wo yomu' or reading the air. A person might be invited to 参加 without a direct verbal request, simply by being included in a group conversation or activity.
Examples in context
- 社内パーティーに参加してください。Please join us for the company party.
- 私たちのプロジェクトにご参加いただけますか？Could you join our project?
- 映画を見に一緒に来てよ！Come join us to watch a movie!
- お祭りにおいでよ！Join us at the festival!
- ぜひ、私たちのパーティーに参加してください。zehi, watashitachi no pātī ni sankashite kudasai.Please join our party.
- オンライン会議に参加してください。onrain kaigi ni sankashite kudasai.Please join the online meeting.
Example conversation
Yui is inviting Kenta to join a study group.
- 結衣 Yui明日、勉強会をします。参加してください。ashita, benkyōkai o shimasu. sanka shite kudasai.We're having a study session tomorrow. Please join us.
- 健太 Kentaいいですね。何時に始めますか？ii desu ne. nan-ji ni hajimemasu ka?That sounds good. What time does it start?
- 結衣 Yui午後六時に図書館で集まります。gogo roku-ji ni toshokan de atsumarimasu.We'll meet at the library at 6 p.m.
- 健太 Kentaわかりました。ぜひ行きます。wakarimashita. zehi ikimasu.I understand. I'll definitely be there.
