🇯🇵 Japanese phrases
How to say “Please” in Japanese
お願いします
onegai shimasu
Literally: I humbly make a requestformal
Used when asking for something: put the thing first, then お願いします (コーヒーをお願いします, "a coffee, please"). Japanese has no single word for "please"; ください is used after a noun or te-form verb, and どうぞ is "please (go ahead)" when offering.
Other ways to say it
| Japanese | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| ください | kudasai | please give me | After a noun or verb te-form: 水をください, 待ってください |
| どうぞ | dōzo | please, go ahead | Offering something or letting someone go first |
| お願い | onegai | please! | Casual pleading with friends or family |
In a sentence
お会計をお願いします。
O-kaikei o onegai shimasu.
The bill, please.
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“Please” in other languages
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