How to Say ‘May I have?’ in Japanese
をいただけますか
o itadake masu ka
[oh ee-tah-dah-keh mahss kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [いただけますか] is a very polite way to ask someone to give you something. You can reuse it with many nouns: [お電話番号をいただけますか。]
Phrase Breakdown
を
o
[oh]
object marker
A particle marking the thing being received or requested.
お名前をいただけますか。
May I have your name?
いただけ
itadake
[ee-tah-dah-keh]
can receive; may I have
A very polite expression used when asking to receive something from someone.
ご連絡先をいただけますか。
May I have your contact information?
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A polite ending used with verbs in formal requests.
お名前をいただけますか。
May I have your name?
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Used at the end of a polite request to make it a question.
お名前をいただけますか。
May I have your name?
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