How to Say ‘Please tell me’ in Japanese
教えてください
oshie te kudasai
[oh-she-eh teh koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜てください] is the standard polite way to ask someone to do something. With [教えて], it becomes [教えてください] — "please tell me" or "please explain."
Phrase Breakdown
教え
oshie
[oh-she-eh]
teach; tell
Used when asking someone to explain or tell you information politely.
キャンセル料を教えてください。
Please tell me the cancellation fee.
て
te
[teh]
and; please do
Connects the verb to ください to make a polite request.
確認して教えてください。
Please check and tell me.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please
Used after a verb in te-form to make a polite request.
詳しく説明してください。
Please explain in detail.
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