How to Say ‘Can you (do it) for me? / Could I get (you to do it)?’ in Japanese
もらえますか。
morae masu ka
[moh-rah-eh mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Put this after the て form of any action word to ask someone to do it for you. For example, 待ってもらえますか "could you wait?" and 見てもらえますか "could you take a look?".
Phrase Breakdown
もらえ
morae
[moh-rah-eh]
receive the favor of
Part of a pattern meaning to have someone do something for you.
運転手さんに待ってもらえますか。
Could the driver wait for me?
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A polite ending often used in Japanese verbs, such as します and あります.
ますを使うと丁寧です。
Using ます makes it polite.
か
ka
[kah]
question particle
か is placed at the end of a sentence to mark it as a question in polite Japanese.
先生ですか。
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