訂正してください
teisei shite kudasai
The English phrase "please correct me" is translated into Japanese as 訂正してください (teisei shite kudasai).
Use 訂正してください when you want someone to correct a mistake in a document, a report or a specific piece of information you have provided.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form 訂正してください is a polite way to make a request, suitable for professional or standard social settings.
How do you pronounce it?
teisei shite kudasai
Did you know?
- In a professional setting, a person might use ご指摘ください to ask for corrections. This literally means 'please point it out', reflecting a cultural preference for asking others to identify errors rather than demanding they fix them.
- The kanji 正 in 訂正 is the same character used in 正月 for 'New Year'. It represents the idea of 'correctness' or 'rightness' returning to the start of a cycle.
- If you make a mistake while speaking, it is more common to use 直してください (naoshite kudasai) instead of 訂正してください, as the latter can sound overly formal or like you are correcting a printed text.
Examples in context
- もし間違えたら、直してください。If I make a mistake, please correct me.
- 間違ったら、教えてね。If I make a mistake, please let me know.
- 言い間違えたら、訂正してよ。If I say something wrong, please correct me.
- もし間違ってたら、直してくれる？If I am mistaken, could you correct me?
- 間違いがあれば、訂正してください。Machigai ga areba, teisei shite kudasai.If there are any mistakes, please correct them.
- この文章を訂正してください。Kono bunshou o teisei shite kudasai.Please correct this sentence.
- 誤字を訂正してください。Goji o teisei shite kudasai.Please correct the typos.
Example conversation
A student is asking a teacher to check an essay.
- 大翔 Hiroto先生、この作文を訂正してください。Sensei, kono sakubun o teisei shite kudasai.Teacher, please correct this essay.
- 結衣 Yuiいいですよ。どこを直しましょうか？Ii desu yo. Doko o naoshimashou ka?Sure. Where should I fix it?
- 大翔 Hiroto文法をチェックしてください。Bunpou o chekku shite kudasai.Please check the grammar.
- 結衣 Yui分かりました、大翔君。Wakarimashita, Hiroto-kun.Understood, Hiroto.
