<strong>さて</strong>、そろそろ実験（じっけん）を<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='497'>始（はじ）め<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='12'>る</span></span>ときだ。

<strong>さて</strong>、出発（しゅっぱつ）しても<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='7' data-vocab-id='16'>いい</span>でしょうか。

<strong>さて</strong>、雑談（ざつだん）は<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='5' data-vocab-id='95'>これ</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='61' data-vocab-id='77'>くらい</span>にして、本題（ほんだい）に入（はい）りましょうか？

<strong>さて</strong>、冗談（じょうだん）は<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='11' data-vocab-id='149'>それ</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='61' data-vocab-id='77'>くらい</span>にして、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='831'>真面目（まじめ）</span>に<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='860'>答（こた）え</span>てもらえますか？

<strong>さて</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='600'>手紙（てがみ）</span>に<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='334'>何（なに）</span>を書（か）きましょう？思（おも）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='21'>いつ</span>きましたか？

<strong>さて</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='309'>今日（きょう）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='185'>どんな</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='44'>お弁当（べんとう）</span>だろう？<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='705'>楽（たの）しみ</span>だ。

<strong>さて</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='62'>お金（かね）</span>がいくら溜（た）まったか数（かぞ）えてみよう。

<strong>さて</strong>、順番（じゅんばん）に並（なら）べましたか。

<strong>さて</strong>、行（い）きましょうか。

<strong>さて</strong>、準備（じゅんび）はできましたか。

<strong>さて</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='712'>次（つぎ）</span>のテーマは<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='334'>何（なに）</span>にしますか？

<strong>さて</strong>、そろそろお<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='649'>昼（ひる）</span>にしましょうか？

<div class='writeup-body'>Acting as a <span class='info-highlight' data-term='接続詞・せつぞくし'>conjunction</span>, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='458'>さて</span> is a word used when one wants to change the topic of conversation, or is ready to move on to a new point. Usually it is translated as 'well', or 'well then'.<br><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='458'>さて</span> will appear at the beginning of a sentence, before the speaker highlights what the new topic is.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='458'>さて</span>、そろそろ出（で）ますか。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Well, let's head off soon.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='458'>さて</span>、とりあえず乾杯（かんぱい）し<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='70'>ましょう</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Well, first things first, let's have a toast.</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-funfact'><div class='funfact-header'>Fun Fact</div>Although <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='458'>さて</span> is extremely rarely written in kanji, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='458'>扨（さて）</span> or <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='458'>偖（さて）</span> may be seen every now and then. Both of these kanji have the same meaning of 'now' (now being the beginning of something new).<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='458'>扨（さて）</span>、<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>問題（もんだい）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>答（こた）え<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>分（わ）かる人（ひと）はいますか。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Now, is there anyone here that knows the answer to this question.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='458'>偖（さて）</span>、<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='37'>その</span>荷物（にもつ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>箱（はこ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>上（うえ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>おい<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='60'>てください</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Now, please place that luggage on top of this box.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

さて

well, well then