How to Say ‘Please (give me / bring me)’ in Japanese
をお願いします
o o negai shi masu
[o o negai shi masu]
💬 Usage Tip: [をお願いします] is a very useful ordering pattern: put the thing you want before it, like [コーヒーをお願いします] or [エチオピアをお願いします]. [を] marks what you're asking for, and [お願いします] makes it polite.
Phrase Breakdown
を
o
[o]
object marker
A particle marking the thing you want or request.
コーヒーをお願いしますと言います。
I say, 'Coffee, please.'
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix added to some words to make the expression more courteous.
おお願いしますとは言わず、ていねいに使います。
You do not say just 'o onegai shimasu'; it is used as part of a polite expression.
願い
negai
[negai]
request; wish
From the verb meaning to wish or request; here it forms part of the polite phrase for asking.
願いをこめてお願いしますと言います。
You say 'onegai shimasu' to make a polite request.
し
shi
[shi]
do
The stem of the verb する, used in many common polite expressions.
お願いしますのしは動詞の一部です。
The 'shi' in 'onegai shimasu' is part of the verb.
ます
masu
[masu]
polite verb ending
A polite ending added to verbs in standard formal speech.
お願いしますのますでていねいになります。
The 'masu' in 'onegai shimasu' makes it polite.
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