How to Say ‘Please put / place’ in Japanese
置いてください。
oi te kudasai
[oy teh koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: [～てください] makes a polite request: here [置いてください] means "please put/place it." You can reuse the same ending with many verbs, like [見てください] or [待ってください].
Phrase Breakdown
置い
oi
[oy]
put; place
The stem of 置く, meaning to put or place something somewhere.
荷物をここに置いてください。
Please put your luggage here.
て
te
[teh]
and; te-form connector
The te-form ending used to connect to other grammar, as in polite requests.
ここで待って、荷物を置いてください。
Please wait here and put your luggage down.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please
A polite word used when asking someone to do something.
パスポートを見せてください。
Please show me your passport.
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