How to Say ‘I'm counting on you.’ in Japanese
よろしくお願いします。
yoroshiku o negai shi masu
[yoh-roh-shee-koo oh neh-guy shee mahss]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is said when handing off or accepting a task, and it's often expected to close the exchange. It's less a literal statement than a polite way of saying the arrangement is settled.
Phrase Breakdown
よろしく
yoroshiku
[yoh-roh-shee-koo]
well; favorably
In greetings, よろしく expresses goodwill and asks for a good relationship.
よろしくおねがいします。
Please treat me well./Nice to meet you.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Makes 荷物 more polite in customer service language.
おを付けると丁寧です。
Adding お makes it polite.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; favor
願い refers to a wish or request, and in お願い it forms a polite request expression.
お願いがあります。
I have a request.
し
shi
[shee]
do (stem)
The stem of する, used to turn nouns like 確認 into verbs such as 'to check.'
確認しお願いします。
Please check it.
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.
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