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How to Say ‘Please release first’ in Japanese

先に解放してください

saki ni kaihou shi te kudasai

[saki]

💬 Usage Tip: [先に] means "first" or "before that," so [先に解放してください] is "please release them first." You can reuse it in requests like [先に食べてください] or [先に行ってください].

Phrase Breakdown

先

saki

[saki]

before

Indicates precedence.

Example

先に行ってください。

Please go ahead.

に

ni

解放

kaihou

し

shi

て

te

ください

kudasai

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