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How to Say ‘Please let me pay.’ in Japanese

僕に払わせてください。

boku ni harawa se te kudasai

[boku nee hah-RAH-wah seh te kudasai]

💬 Usage Tip: Change a verb to its させて form and add ください to ask "let me do it": 払う → 払わせてください. Also 行かせてください "let me go".

Phrase Breakdown

僕に払わせて

boku ni harawa se te

let me pay

'僕' is a casual 'I' used mostly by men. '払わせて' is the causative form of '払う' (to pay), meaning 'let me pay'.

Example

僕に払わせて。

Let me pay.

Words in this phrase

僕

boku

[boku]

I/me

Refers to the speaker.

Example

僕は学生です。

I am a student.

に

[nee]

(marks who is allowed to act)

In causative sentences, marks the person allowed or made to do something.

Example

私に行かせてください。

Please let me go.

払わ

harawa

[hah-RAH-wah]

pay (stem)

Form of harau (to pay) used before the causative ending.

Example

お金を払わせる。

To make someone pay.

せ

[seh]

make/let (causative)

Causative ending: to have someone do something.

Example

子どもを休ませます。

I'll keep my child home.

て

[te]

and; please do

The て-form ending that connects a verb to the next part, often for requests.

Example

イベントの後で少し話してください。

Please talk with me a little after the event.

ください。

kudasai

please

Added after a te-form verb to make a polite request. Say it ku-da-sa-i, with a light 'u'.

Example

ちょっと待ってください。

Please wait a moment.

Words in this phrase

ください

kudasai

[kudasai]

please

A polite request word used after the て-form of a verb.

Example

チケットを見せてください。

Please show me the ticket.

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