How to Say ‘Please talk’ in Japanese
話してください。
hanashi te kudasai
[hanashi te kudasai]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is polite and useful, but fairly direct. In networking follow-up, Japanese often softens requests more, for example by explaining why or using a gentler phrasing rather than just asking someone to talk.
Phrase Breakdown
話して
hanashi te
speak; talk
Te-form of 話す, used here as part of a polite request.
もっとゆっくり話して。
Please speak more slowly.
Words in this phrase
話し
hanashi
[hanashi]
speak; talk
Verb stem from 話す, forming part of the polite request 話してください。
時間があれば、少し話してください。
If you have time, please talk with me a little.
て
te
[te]
and; please do
The て ending that joins the verb to ください in a request.
時間があれば、少し話してください。
If you have time, please talk with me a little.
ください
kudasai
[kudasai]
please
Makes the request polite when attached to a て-form verb.
時間があれば、少し話してください。
If you have time, please talk with me a little.
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