How to Say ‘A hamburger steak, please.’ in Japanese
ハンバーグをお願いします。
hanbaagu o o negai shi masu
[hahn-bahh-goo oh oh neh-gahy shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: A classic ordering pattern: [item] + [をお願いします]. Easy to swap with any dish name.
🇯🇵 In Japan: If you want to sound polite with minimal effort, this pattern is your best restaurant friend in Japan.
Phrase Breakdown
ハンバーグ
hanbaagu
[hahn-bahh-goo]
hamburger steak
A Japanese-style meat patty dish, different from a hamburger sandwich.
私はハンバーグをお願いしますと言って注文しました。
I ordered by saying, “Hamburger steak, please.”
をお願いします
o o negai shi masu
please give me; I'd like...
A polite ordering phrase used after naming the item you want.
サラダをお願いします。
A salad, please.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
A particle marking the item being requested or ordered.
ハンバーグをお願いしますのをは、頼む料理を示します。
In “Hamburger steak, please,” o marks the dish being requested.
お
o
[oh]
honorific/polite prefix
A polite prefix used in set expressions like requests.
ハンバーグをお願いしますのおは、丁寧な注文の形です。
The o in “Hamburger steak, please” is part of a polite ordering expression.
願い
negai
[neh-gahy]
request; favor
The core noun/verb stem related to asking for something politely.
願いを表して、ハンバーグをお願いしますと言います。
To express a request, you say, “Hamburger steak, please.”
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of the verb します, used in many polite set phrases.
ハンバーグをお願いしますのしは、動詞の部分です。
The shi in “Hamburger steak, please” is the verb part.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending used in many Japanese sentences.
ハンバーグをお願いしますのますが、ていねいさを出します。
The masu in “Hamburger steak, please” adds politeness.
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