How to Say ‘Please ask me’ in Japanese
聞いてくださいね
kii te kudasai ne
[kee teh kudasai neh]
💬 Usage Tip: 聞く means both "listen" and "ask". In a sentence like this one, it means "ask".
Phrase Breakdown
聞い
kii
[kee]
listen; ask (stem)
From 聞く (to listen / to ask). In clinics it’s used when the doctor asks you to listen carefully, or when you ask a question (先生に聞く).
次の説明をよく聞いてください。
Please listen carefully to the next explanation.
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.
ください
kudasai
[kudasai]
please (do)
Used to make a polite request.
手伝ってください。
Please help me.
ね
ne
[neh]
isn't it; right
ね is a sentence-ending particle used to seek agreement or add friendliness.
きれいですね。
It's pretty, isn't it?
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