How to Say ‘Please show me’ in Japanese
を見せてください。
o mise te kudasai
[oh mee-seh teh koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: [見せてください] literally means "please show," and Japanese often leaves out "me" when it's obvious. You can use the same pattern with other actions: [待ってください] "please wait," [書いてください] "please write."
Phrase Breakdown
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks the item that should be shown, such as a passport.
パスポートを見せてくださいと言われます。
I am told, 'Please show your passport.'
見せ
mise
[mee-seh]
show
From 見せる, meaning 'to show.' Here it is in the て-form stem used in a polite request.
係員に見せと案内されます。
I am guided to show it to the staff.
て
te
[teh]
and/te-form connector
The て-form connector used to link to ください in requests like 見せてください.
てを使うと依頼の形になります。
Using て creates a request form.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please
A polite word used after the て-form to ask someone to do something.
くださいを付けると丁寧な依頼です。
Adding ください makes it a polite request.
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