繰り返してください
kurikaeshite kudasai
The phrase "repeat after me" in Japanese is 繰り返してください (kurikaeshite kudasai).
This phrase is used to request that someone else repeat the exact words that the speaker has just uttered.
How do you pronounce it?
kurikaeshite kudasai
Did you know?
- In very formal Japanese, the request to repeat something might be phrased as お復唱ください, using the word 復唱 which is specifically used for echoing orders in military or aviation contexts.
- The verb 繰り返す is composed of 繰り meaning to wind or turn and 返す meaning to return.
- In many Japanese language textbooks, the phrase 真似してください ('mane shite kudasai') is used to mean 'please imitate me', which is a common way for teachers to ask students to mimic pronunciation.
Examples in context
- この単語を繰り返してください。Kono tango o kurikaeshite kudasai.Please repeat this word.
- 聞こえた通りに繰り返してください。Kikoeta toori ni kurikaeshite kudasai.Please repeat exactly as you heard it.
Example conversation
Ren is helping Yui practice her Japanese pronunciation.
- 蓮 Ren私の後に繰り返してください。Watashi no ato ni kurikaeshite kudasai.Repeat after me.
- 結衣 Yuiはい、わかりました。Hai, wakarimashita.Okay, I understand.
- 蓮 Ren「こんにちは」です。Kon'nichiwa desu.It is 'Konnichiwa'.
- 結衣 Yuiこんにちは。Kon'nichiwa.Konnichiwa.
