How to say よろしくお願いします in English?


How to say よろしくお願いします in English?

Is there a translation for the above from Japanese to English?

Is nice to meet you sufficient in this case?




Is there a translation? No, there is not.

The meaning of よろしくお願いします corresponds to a concept English-speaking culture
doesn't have, namely, the expression of goodwill before a relationship or
communal activity begins. English speakers have phrases that are used in a
subset of these circumstances, such as 'nice to meet you', but in other
situations either nothing is said or there is no one set phrase that could be
given as a translation. You'll have to translate it differently on a case-by-
case basis, and sometimes the best translation to English might be not saying
anything at all.

Compare 頂きます before a meal - there is no English equivalent, because English
speakers simply don't say a set phrase before a meal. Maybe they say a prayer,
maybe they don't say anything, but there is no phrase that corresponds even
generally with 頂きます.

