How to Say ‘Yes, please.’ in Japanese
はい、お願いします。
hai o negai shi masu
[high oh neh-gai shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [はい] confirms, and [お願いします] adds polite acceptance. It is useful when a waiter offers something.
🇯🇵 In Japan: You can use this when staff ask if you want water, a menu, a refill, or even dessert after the meal.
Phrase Breakdown
はい
hai
[high]
yes
A polite and common way to say 'yes' when responding to a waiter or confirming an order.
はい、お願いします。
Yes, please.
お願いします
o negai shi masu
please; yes, please
Used here to accept an offer or confirm that you want something.
それでお願いします。
That works for me, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix used in fixed expressions such as お願いします.
お願いします。
Please.
願い
negai
[neh-gai]
request; favor
The request-related part of お願いします, used to politely ask for something.
願いがあります。
I have a request.
し
shi
[shee]
do (stem)
The stem of する, forming the polite expression お願いします.
もう一度お願いします。
One more time, please.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A polite verb ending frequently heard in restaurant and customer service Japanese.
注文します。
I will order.
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