Translation guide
How to politely invite or request someone to come in Japanese, depending on the situation and relationship.
Politely asking someone to come to you, to an event, or to a place.
Standard polite request. Use with friends, colleagues, or in semi-formal situations.
明日、パーティーに来てください。
Please come to the party tomorrow.
Honorific version of 'please come'. More respectful, suitable for guests, customers, or superiors.
どうぞこちらにいらしてください。
Please come this way.
Very polite, often used in formal invitations or announcements.
ぜひお越しください。
Please do come.
Casually asking a friend or family member to come.
Casual request. Use with close friends, family, or children.
ちょっと来て。
Come here a sec.
Casual but friendly, often used when inviting someone to an event.
今度の日曜日、遊びに来てね。
Come hang out next Sunday.
Strongly telling someone to come, often in urgent or authoritative contexts.
Welcoming someone to come to your place or event, often with a sense of 'feel free to come'.
Common phrase meaning 'please come visit/come over to hang out'.
いつでも遊びに来てください。
Please come visit anytime.
Common greeting when welcoming someone into your home or shop. Literally 'come in'.
いらっしゃい！どうぞ上がって。
Welcome! Please come in.
来てください is the standard polite request. いらしてください is honorific and shows respect to the person coming. お越しください is very formal and often used in written invitations or announcements.
In Japanese, 'please' is not a separate word but is built into the verb form (〜ください, 〜て). Do not use プリーズ.
私の家に来てください。
Please come to my house.
どうぞお入りください。
Please come in.