お構いなく
おかまいなく
please do not go to any trouble
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Examples
どうぞお構いなく。
どうぞおかまいなく。
Please do not trouble yourself.
お茶はお構いなく。
おちゃはおかまいなく。
Please do not bother with tea.
すぐ帰りますので、どうぞお構いなく。
すぐかえりますので、どうぞおかまいなく。
I am leaving right away, so please do not go to any trouble.
Common patterns
- どうぞお構いなく
- Please do not trouble yourself.
- お構いなく、すぐ失礼します
- Do not bother, I will be going soon.
Memory tip
From 構う "to bother about someone" — literally "without fussing over me". It politely refuses the tea or snack a host is about to bring, not an invitation itself.
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