by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Let me see.” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Let me see.
ちょっと見せて。
chotto misete
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
ちょっと見せてもらってもいいですか？
chotto misete morattemo iidesuka*
*We pronounce “iidesuka” like “īdesuka”.
- Let me … ＝ わたしに … させて watashini … sasete
- see ＝ 見る miru
Let me …
わたしに … させて
watashini … sasete
＋
see
見る
miru
＝
Let me see
わたしに見させて
watashini misasete
We do not usually say “わたしに (= me)” in everyday conversation.
Let me see
わたしに見させてwatashini misasete
Although “見させて” makes sense, it sounds more natural to say “見せて”. Adding “ちょっと” makes the expression softer.
