How to Say ‘Could you say it?’ in Japanese
言ってもらえますか
itsu te morae masu ka
[eet teh moh-rah-eh mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Attaching もらえますか to a verb's て form turns it into "could you do it for me?". For example, 書いてもらえますか means "Could you write it?" It's a step gentler than 〜てください.
Phrase Breakdown
言っ
itsu
[eet]
said; told (te-form, contracted)
From 言う → 言って. The small っ shows a pause (geminate). Used in “thank you for telling me.”
教えて言ってくれて助かりました。
It helped that you told me (and let me know).
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
て connects actions or makes polite requests and set expressions.
座ってください。
Please sit down.
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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