How to Say ‘I'd like to check in, please.’ in Japanese
チェックインをお願いします。
chekku in o o negai shi masu
[chehk-koo een oh oh neh-guy shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: A common polite request pattern is noun + [をお願いします]. Here it means "I'd like check-in, please," and you can reuse it with things like [窓側の席をお願いします] for "A window seat, please."
Phrase Breakdown
チェックイン
chekku in
check-in; to check in
A loanword used for hotel or airport check-in.
ホテルでチェックインします。
I check in at the hotel.
Words in this phrase
チェック
chekku
[chehk-koo]
check
The first part of チェックイン, the airport term for check-in.
カウンターでチェックをします。
I do the check at the counter.
イン
in
[een]
in
The second part of チェックイン. Together they mean check-in.
インを入れてチェックインになります。
Adding 'in' makes it 'check-in.'
をお願いします。
o o negai shi masu
please; I'd like to request
A polite way to ask for something; here it means “Please do the check-in.”
水をお願いします。
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks チェックイン as the thing being requested.
チェックインをお願いしますと伝えます。
I say, 'Please do the check-in.'
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix used here in お願い to soften the request.
おがあると丁寧な感じです。
With お, it feels polite.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request
This noun means a request or favor. In this phrase it helps create a polite request.
願いを込めてお願いしますと言います。
I say 'please' with a sense of request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of します, the polite verb meaning 'do.'
しを使って丁寧に話します。
I use 'shi' to speak politely.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A common polite verb ending in Japanese.
ますがあると会話が丁寧です。
When ます is used, the conversation is polite.
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