How to Say ‘Please make it that way’ in Japanese
でお願いします
de o negai shi masu
[deh o neh-guy shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [Xでお願いします] is a very handy pattern for choosing an option: [ホットでお願いします], [オーツミルクでお願いします], [少なめでお願いします]. Here [で] marks the choice you're going with.
Phrase Breakdown
で
de
[deh]
with / by / that will do
Here で marks the option chosen, like saying with that or that one please.
豆乳でお願いします。
Soy milk, please.
お
o
[o]
honorific prefix
Adds politeness to the request expression.
お砂糖は大丈夫です。
Sugar is fine.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request / wish
Part of the polite asking phrase お願いします.
願いを伝えます。
I express my request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Verb stem from する in the polite phrase.
確認してから注文し ます。
I will check and then order.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending in Japanese speech.
あとで決めます。
I'll decide later.
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