How to Say ‘I want two tickets.’ in Japanese
チケットを二枚お願いします。
chiketto o ni mai o negai shi masu
[chee-keht-toh oh nee mai oh neh-gai shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [お願いします] is often used instead of a direct "I want..." when ordering or requesting something. It makes [チケットを二枚お願いします] sound natural and polite at a counter.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is exactly the kind of phrase you'd use with staff when buying tickets in person. It's polite without being stiff, and much more natural than sounding overly literal about "wanting" something.
Phrase Breakdown
チケットを
chiketto o
tickets
What you want to buy or receive.
チケットをください。
Please give me tickets.
Words in this phrase
チケット
chiketto
[chee-keht-toh]
ticket
A ticket for entry to a concert or event.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the object being requested.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
二枚
ni mai
two (flat objects)
The quantity you want.
二枚でお願いします。
Two, please.
Words in this phrase
二
ni
[nee]
two
The number two in a counting expression.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
枚
mai
[mai]
counter for flat objects
枚 counts flat things such as tickets.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
お願いします
o negai shi masu
please / I’d like to ask for that
A very useful polite phrase for making a request.
これでお願いします。
This one, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
願い
negai
[neh-gai]
request / wish
願い comes from the idea of a wish or request, as in お願いします.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is part of します, the polite form of する.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
ます makes the verb polite in conversation.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
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