How to Say ‘May I have your name, please?’ in Japanese
お名前をお願いいたします。
o namae o o negai itashi masu
[oh nah-mah-eh oh oh neh-guy ee-tah-shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [お願いいたします] is a very polite service-style way to ask for something. Here it literally follows [お名前を], but in natural English it's just "May I have your name, please?"
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is very standard customer-service language. You usually don't need to match it exactly; a simpler reply like your name plus [です] is fine.
Phrase Breakdown
お名前
o namae
name
Polite form of 名前, commonly used when asking someone’s name.
お名前を教えてください。
Please tell me your name.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A respectful prefix used in customer service set phrases.
お名前をお願いいたします。
May I have your name, please?
名前
namae
[nah-mah-eh]
name
Used when asking for the customer's name to locate a reservation.
お名前をお願いいたします。
May I have your name, please?
をお願いいたします
o o negai itashi masu
please; I would like to ask for
Very polite phrase used when requesting something from someone.
ご協力をお願いいたします。
We kindly ask for your cooperation.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks the noun being requested, in this case the person's name.
お名前をお願いいたします。
May I have your name, please?
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A respectful prefix used in customer service set phrases.
お名前をお願いいたします。
May I have your name, please?
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; favor
Forms the polite request expression お願いいたします.
お名前をお願いいたします。
May I have your name, please?
いたし
itashi
[ee-tah-shee]
do humbly
A humble verb used to make the request extra polite.
お名前をお願いいたします。
May I have your name, please?
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Makes the request formal and polite.
お名前をお願いいたします。
May I have your name, please?
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