How to Say ‘Look!’ in Japanese
見てください！
mi te kudasai
[mi te]
💬 Usage Tip: [見てください] is the same polite request pattern as other verb + [ください] forms. [見て] comes from [見る] "to look," so you can build similar requests like [聞いてください] "please listen."
Phrase Breakdown
見て
mi te
[mi]
look / watch
The te-form of 見る (miru), used to connect to a request.
これを見て。
Look at this.
Words in this phrase
見
mi
[mi]
see/look
To direct your eyes to something.
あの猫を見てください！
Please look at that cat!
て
te
[te]
and
A connection or sequence in actions.
見て、気をつけて！
Look, and be careful!
見
mi
[mi]
see/look
To direct your eyes to something.
あの猫を見てください！
Please look at that cat!
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