The Firm Way to Ask Someone to Stop in Japan
To say please stop in Japanese, say やめてください (yamete kudasai).
Need someone to back off in Japan? This is the phrase that works.
やめてください
yamete kudasai
please stop
In this video
- やめてください。 yamete kudasai. Please stop.
- やめて！やめてください。 yamete! yamete kudasai. Stop! Please stop.
Why this phrase
A firmer counterpart to daijoubu, which is only a soft no. Useful when you need to be clear and direct. Teaches tone: the short form is urgent, the polite form is firm.
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