優しくしてください
yasashiku shite kudasai
The English phrase "please be nice to me" is expressed in Japanese as 優しくしてください (yasashiku shite kudasai).
優しくしてください is often used when someone is entering a new environment (like a new job or school) and is asking for the kindness or patience of others. While it can mean 'be kind to me' in a romantic or emotional sense, it is also commonly used in a social context to mean 'please treat me well' or 'please be patient with me'.
What does it mean word for word?
The adverbial form 優しく (yasashiku) means 'kindly' or 'gently'.
Which one should you use?
よろしくお願いします means "Please treat me well" or "I kindly request your favor" and どうぞよろしくお願いいたします is a more polite version of よろしくお願いします. 優しくしてね is an informal way to express the desire for someone to treat you kindly.
How does it change in a sentence?
Dropping the kudasai to say 優しくして (yasashiku shite) makes the request informal and suitable for friends or partners. Adding さん after a person's name is a sign of politeness and respect.
How do you pronounce it?
yasashiku shite kudasai
Did you know?
- The adjective 優しい (yasashii) can describe not just a person's kind character, but also a 'gentle' slope or a 'soft' color. This shows how the concept of being 'nice' is deeply tied to the idea of physical softness.
- When you use the informal version 優しくして (yasashiku shite) with a romantic partner, it often functions as a vulnerable plea for physical or emotional tenderness rather than just a request for polite behavior. It moves the phrase from a social pleasantry to an intimate expression.
- The word 優しく (yasashiku) is etymologically linked to the idea of making things 'easy' or 'smooth'. In a social sense, asking someone to be 'nice' is literally asking them to reduce friction or difficulty in your interaction.
Examples in context
- 初めまして、私は[Your Name]です。よろしくお願いします。Nice to meet you, I am [Your Name]. Please be kind to me.
- 初めまして、よろしくね!Nice to meet you! Please be nice to me!
- ちょっと手伝ってもらえるかな？優しくしてね！Can you help me a bit? Please be nice to me!
- 優しくしてください。Yasashiku shite kudasai.Please be nice to me.
- もっと優しくしてください。Motto yasashiku shite kudasai.Please be nicer to me.
- 泣き虫なので、優しくしてください。Nakimushi nano de, yasashiku shite kudasai.I am a crybaby, so please be nice to me.
Example conversation
A girl is asking her new teammate for support.
- 陽葵 Himari蓮さん、優しくしてください。Ren-san, yasashiku shite kudasai.Ren, please be nice to me.
- 蓮 Renもちろんだよ、陽葵。Mochiron da yo, Himari.Of course, Himari.
- 陽葵 Himariありがとうございます。Arigatou gozaimasu.Thank you very much.
- 蓮 Ren一緒に頑張ろうね。Issho ni ganbarou ne.Let's do our best together.
