How to Say ‘Iced coffee, please.’ in Japanese
アイスコーヒーをお願いします。
aisu koohii o o negai shi masu
[eye-soo koh-hee oh oh neh-guy shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: A simple, perfect order. Item + [をお願いします] is the easiest safe pattern for beginners.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Short orders like this are completely normal in Japan. You do not need full sentences every time to sound polite.
Phrase Breakdown
アイスコーヒー
aisu koohii
iced coffee
A borrowed word from English used in Japanese for cold coffee.
アイスコーヒーをください。
I’d like an iced coffee.
Words in this phrase
アイス
aisu
[eye-soo]
iced
Describes the coffee as cold rather than hot.
暑い日はアイスを選ぶ人が多いです。
On hot days, many people choose iced drinks.
コーヒー
koohii
[koh-hee]
coffee
The drink being ordered in this phrase.
朝はコーヒーを注文するお客様が多いです。
In the morning, many customers order coffee.
をお願いします
o o negai shi masu
please / I’ll have ...
A polite way to request an item in shops or restaurants.
水をお願いします。
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks iced coffee as the requested item.
コーヒーをのをは注文の対象です。
The o in 'coffee o' marks the item being ordered.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix in the request phrase お願いします.
お願いしますのおで丁寧になります。
The o in onegai shimasu makes it polite.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request / favor
Forms the request expression meaning please or I'd like.
願いしますは注文の定番表現です。
Negai shimasu is a standard expression for ordering.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of the polite formula お願いします.
お願いしますのしは動詞の一部です。
The shi in onegai shimasu is part of the verb phrase.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Makes the request sound polite and natural.
お願いしますのますは丁寧な終わり方です。
The masu in onegai shimasu is a polite ending.
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