How to Say ‘Yes, hot, please.’ in Japanese
はい、ホットでお願いします。
hai hotto de o negai shi masu
[hai hotto de o negai shi masu]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜でお願いします] is very useful when you're picking among options: [ホットでお願いします], [アイスでお願いします], [小さいサイズでお願いします]. Here [で] marks the choice you're going with.
Phrase Breakdown
はい
hai
[hai]
yes
A polite affirmative response.
はい、ホットでお願いしますと答えました。
I answered, 'Yes, hot please.'
ホットでお願いします
hotto de o negai shi masu
I'll have it hot, please
A polite way to say you want the drink served hot.
コーヒーはホットでお願いします。
I'd like the coffee hot, please.
Words in this phrase
ホット
hotto
[hotto]
hot
Says you want the hot option.
ホットが好きです。
I like hot drinks.
で
de
[de]
with/as
Shows the chosen form or condition of the drink.
ホットでお願いしますのでは選択を示します。
The de in hotto de onegaishimasu shows the choice.
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
Adds politeness to the request.
おがあるので丁寧です。
Because it has o, it is polite.
願い
negai
[negai]
request
The main request element in onegaishimasu.
願いはお願いの意味があります。
Negai has the meaning of a request.
し
shi
[shi]
do
Part of the verb structure in the polite request.
しは動詞の形です。
Shi is part of the verb form.
ます
masu
[masu]
polite verb ending
Used to make the request sound polite.
ますを入れると丁寧になります。
Adding masu makes it polite.
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