Using ～ほうがいい (also seen as 方がいい), we will create sentences to caution certain behaviors. Remember that the verb before ～ほうがいい is in the short past tense in the affirmative and the short present tense in the negative.

In English, the phrase ‘you had better…’ carries with it a slightly menacing or threatening tone. In this sense, it is not a great translation for ～ほうがいい – this construction does not carry such connotations. This form does carry the nuance that something bad might happen if the listener does not do the suggested activity, but it does not imply that the speaker will bring about that bad thing. That said, it is generally inappropriate in Japanese to tell someone above you in social rank, age, etc. what they should or shouldn’t do.

To translate the sentence, we answer as follows:
病院に行ったほうがいいです。

Using ～ほうがいい (also seen as 方がいい), we will create sentences to caution certain behaviors. Remember that the verb before ～ほうがいい is in the short past tense in the affirmative and the short present tense in the negative.

In English, the phrase ‘you had better…’ carries with it a slightly menacing or threatening tone. In this sense, it is not a great translation for ～ほうがいい – this construction does not carry such connotations. This form does carry the nuance that something bad might happen if the listener does not do the suggested activity, but it does not imply that the speaker will bring about that bad thing. That said, it is generally inappropriate in Japanese to tell someone above you in social rank, age, etc. what they should or shouldn’t do.

To translate the sentence, we answer as follows:
漢字を覚えたほうがいいです。　　
（漢字をおべたほうがいいです。）

Using ～ほうがいい (also seen as 方がいい), we will create sentences to caution certain behaviors. Remember that the verb before ～ほうがいい is in the short past tense in the affirmative and the short present tense in the negative.

In English, the phrase ‘you had better…’ carries with it a slightly menacing or threatening tone. In this sense, it is not a great translation for ～ほうがいい – this construction does not carry such connotations. This form does carry the nuance that something bad might happen if the listener does not do the suggested activity, but it does not imply that the speaker will bring about that bad thing. That said, it is generally inappropriate in Japanese to tell someone above you in social rank, age, etc. what they should or shouldn’t do.

To translate the sentence, we answer as follows:
お母さんに手紙を書いたほうがいいです。

Using ～ほうがいい (also seen as 方がいい), we will create sentences to caution certain behaviors. Remember that the verb before ～ほうがいい is in the short past tense in the affirmative and the short present tense in the negative.

In English, the phrase ‘you had better…’ carries with it a slightly menacing or threatening tone. In this sense, it is not a great translation for ～ほうがいい – this construction does not carry such connotations. This form does carry the nuance that something bad might happen if the listener does not do the suggested activity, but it does not imply that the speaker will bring about that bad thing. That said, it is generally inappropriate in Japanese to tell someone above you in social rank, age, etc. what they should or shouldn’t do.

To translate the sentence, we answer as follows:
緊張しないほうがいいです。
（きんちょうしないほうがいいです。）

Using ～ほうがいい (also seen as 方がいい), we will create sentences to caution certain behaviors. Remember that the verb before ～ほうがいい is in the short past tense in the affirmative and the short present tense in the negative.

In English, the phrase ‘you had better…’ carries with it a slightly menacing or threatening tone. In this sense, it is not a great translation for ～ほうがいい – this construction does not carry such connotations. This form does carry the nuance that something bad might happen if the listener does not do the suggested activity, but it does not imply that the speaker will bring about that bad thing. That said, it is generally inappropriate in Japanese to tell someone above you in social rank, age, etc. what they should or shouldn’t do.

To translate the sentence, we answer as follows:
たばこを吸わないほうがいいです。
（たばこをすわないほうがいいです。）

Using ～ほうがいい (also seen as 方がいい), we will create sentences to caution certain behaviors. Remember that the verb before ～ほうがいい is in the short past tense in the affirmative and the short present tense in the negative.

In English, the phrase ‘you had better…’ carries with it a slightly menacing or threatening tone. In this sense, it is not a great translation for ～ほうがいい – this construction does not carry such connotations. This form does carry the nuance that something bad might happen if the listener does not do the suggested activity, but it does not imply that the speaker will bring about that bad thing. That said, it is generally inappropriate in Japanese to tell someone above you in social rank, age, etc. what they should or shouldn’t do.

To translate the sentence, we answer as follows:
嘘をつかないほうがいいです。
（うそをつかないほうがいいです。）