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GRAMMAR
さて
well then
Explanation
NOTE

さて is a transition word used to signal a move forward — starting something new, wrapping up, or shifting to the next point.

さて、始はじめましょうか。
Well then, shall we begin?
Sate is used here to signal a transition and focus the listener's attention on the upcoming action.
NOTE
  • Translated as well then, now then, or right then.
  • More forward-moving than ところで — it does not just change topic but moves things along.
  • Often used in speeches, narratives, and organized writing.
準備じゅんびはできましたか。さて、出発しゅっぱつしましょう。
Are you ready? Well then, let's set off.
Used as a connector to move from one completed task to the next step in a sequence.
STRUCTURE
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さて、今日きょうの授業じゅぎょうを始はじめます。
Sate, kyou no jugyou o hajimemasu.
Well then, let's begin today's lesson.
準備じゅんびはできましたか。さて、出発しゅっぱつしましょう。
Junbi wa dekimashita ka. Sate, shuppatsu shimashou.
Are you ready? Well then, let's set off.
さて、次つぎの話題わだいに移うつりましょう。
Sate, tsugi no wadai ni utsurimashou.
Well then, let's move on to the next topic.

Practice exercises

1
以上いじょうが説明せつめいです。さて、質問しつもんはありますか。
That was the explanation. Now then, are there any questions?
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2
食事しょくじが終おわりました。さて、帰かえりましょうか。
The meal is over. Now then, shall we go home?
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3
準備じゅんびができました。さて、始はじめましょう。
Preparations are done. Now then, let's begin.
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4
さて、始はじめよう。
Well then, let's begin.
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5
さて、今日きょうの授業じゅぎょうを始はじめます。
Well then, let's begin today's lesson.
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6
さて、次つぎの話題わだいに移うつりましょう。
Now then, let's move on to the next topic.
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7
さて、発表はっぴょうの準備じゅんびができましたので、始はじめます。
Well then, the presentation is ready so we will begin.
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8
さて、議題ぎだいの確認かくにんが終おわりましたので、審議しんぎに入はいりましょう。
Now then, now that the agenda has been confirmed, let us enter deliberation.
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