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How to Say ‘To Tokyo Station, please.’ in Japanese

東京駅までお願いします。

toukyou eki made o negai shi masu

[Toh-kyo eh-kee mah-deh o neh-guy shee mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Put any place before までお願いします (made onegai shimasu) to tell a driver where you're going. For example, 空港までお願いします means "To the airport, please."

Phrase Breakdown

東京駅まで

toukyou eki made

to Tokyo Station

東京駅 (Toukyou-eki) means Tokyo Station, and まで (made) means 'up to'. Hold the long 'o' sounds: 'To-o-kyo-o-e-ki'.

Example

東京駅まで歩きます。

I'll walk to Tokyo Station.

Words in this phrase

東京

toukyou

[Toh-kyo]

Tokyo

The capital city of Japan, known for its modernity and cultural sites.

Example

東京は日本の首都です。

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

駅

eki

[eh-kee]

station (train/subway)

駅 (えき) means a train/subway station. Common collocations: 駅前 (in front of the station), 最寄り駅 (nearest station).

Example

駅まで歩きます。

I walk to the station.

まで

made

[mah-deh]

to; as far as

Shows the destination limit: 'to the hotel.'

Example

ホテルまでお願いします。

To the hotel, please.

お願いします。

o negai shi masu

please

This is a polite request. Put it after a place name to tell a taxi driver where you want to go.

Example

空港までお願いします。

To the airport, please.

Words in this phrase

お

[o]

polite prefix

Used before nouns to make them polite.

Example

お茶をどうぞ。

Please have some tea.

願い

negai

[neh-guy]

request; favor

願い refers to a wish or request, and in お願い it forms a polite request expression.

Example

お願いがあります。

I have a request.

し

shi

[shee]

do (stem)

Verb stem used as part of the fixed polite request phrase.

Example

注文をお願いし、ます。

I would like to place the order, please.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

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