How to Say ‘One more time, please.’ in Japanese
もういちどおねがいします。
mou ichi do o negai shi masu
[moh ee-CHEE doh oh neh-guy shee mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is the most useful phrase when you miss something said at a counter or over the phone. It's polite, and people will simply repeat themselves without fuss.
Phrase Breakdown
もういちど
mou ichi do
one more time
Say mo-o i-chi-do, holding the long 'o'. Pause briefly after it.
もういちどよんでください。
Please read it one more time.
Words in this phrase
もう
mou
[moh]
another; one more
Used to add one more person, often when changing a reservation number.
予約は四人ですが、もう一人来ます。
The reservation is for four people, but one more person is coming.
いち
ichi
[ee-CHEE]
one
The number one; combined with a counter to count things.
りんごを いちこ ください。
One apple, please.
ど
do
[doh]
time(s); counter for occurrences
Counter suffix for how many times something happens.
にどいきました。
I went twice.
おねがいします。
o negai shi masu
please
Makes the request polite: o-ne-ga-i shi-mas. Together the phrase means 'Once more, please.'
コーヒーをおねがいします。
Coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix that makes the expression sound more courteous.
お名前をお願いします。
Your name, please.
ねがい
negai
[neh-guy]
request; wish
Comes from ねがい, meaning a request or favor.
ひとつおねがいがあります。
I have one request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A polite ending for verbs in present or non-past form.
空いています、だいじょうぶです。
It is available, so it’s okay.
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