How to Say ‘Please give me / please bring me’ in Japanese
をお願いします
o o negai shi masu
[oh oh neh-gah-ee shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [お願いします] after an object is a very common way to order or request something: [ビールをお願いします] "A beer, please." It's more natural in many situations than a direct literal "please give me."
Phrase Breakdown
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks the thing being requested or ordered.
ハイボールをお願いします。
A highball, please.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix attached to some words, here part of お願いします.
少しお時間をお願いします。
May I ask for a little of your time?
願い
negai
[neh-gah-ee]
request; favor
From 願い, meaning a request or wish; here part of the polite phrase お願いします.
これでお願いできますか。
Could I have this, please?
し
shi
[shee]
do
From する, used here inside お願いします as part of the polite request expression.
確認をお願いします。
Please check it.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Adds politeness to the verb phrase.
こちらをお願いします。
This one, please.
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