立ってください
tattekudasai
To say "please stand up" in Japanese, use 立ってください (tattekudasai).
This phrase is used to request that someone move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position.
Which one should you use?
The phrase 立ってください is a polite request, whereas the shorter 立って is an informal version. The form 立ってよ is a casual and slightly more assertive way to ask someone to stand up.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
立ってください is a polite way to ask someone to stand up and is suitable for most standard social situations. For friends or subordinates, you can use the informal 立って, which is created by dropping kudasai and using only the te-form. 立ってよ is also used in informal settings as a casual, slightly assertive option.
How do you pronounce it?
tattekudasai
Did you know?
- In Japanese, the phrase 立つ can be used to describe a scent or smell that 'stands up' or emerges from a source, such as 香りが立つ.
- In traditional Japanese theater, such as Kabuki, certain stylized poses called 見得 involve a dramatic way of standing to freeze a moment of high emotion.
- In Japanese schools, instead of a polite request like 立ってください, students respond to the sharp command 起立 (kiritsu) to stand up as a single unit during assemblies.
Examples in context
- 立ってください。Please stand up.This sentence demonstrates the use of 立ってください.Tatoeba #10901608 by small_snow, translation #2764454 by CK
- ご注意ください。立ってください。Please pay attention. Please stand up.
- ご列席の皆様、お立ちください。Ladies and gentlemen, please stand up.
- ちょっと待って。立って。Wait a moment. Stand up.
- 準備ができたら立ってください。Junbi ga dekitara tatte kudasai.Please stand up when you are ready.
Example conversation
Yui is helping Ren take a photo.
- 結衣 Yui蓮さん、立ってください。Ren-san, tatte kudasai.Ren, please stand up.
- 蓮 Renはい、わかりました。Hai, wakarimashita.Okay, I understand.
- 結衣 Yuiそのまま動かないでください。Sono mama ugokanaide kudasai.Please don't move.
- 蓮 Renいいですよ。Ii desu yo.That's fine.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
