How to Say ‘Please take me to this hotel.’ in Japanese
このホテルまでお願いします。
kono hoteru made o negai shi masu
[koh-noh hoh-teh-roo mah-deh oh neh-gah-ee shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [この] means "this," [ホテル] is "hotel," [まで] means "to/as far as," and [お願いします] is a very useful polite "please." This is a perfect phrase while showing the hotel name on your phone.
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japan, it's very normal to show the hotel's name card, map, or booking screen to the driver instead of giving a long spoken explanation.
Phrase Breakdown
このホテル
kono hoteru
this hotel
The destination you want to go to.
このホテルは大きいです。
This hotel is big.
Words in this phrase
この
kono
[koh-noh]
this
A word used to point to something near the speaker, like this hotel or this address on your phone.
このホテルまでお願いします。
Please take me to this hotel.
ホテル
hoteru
[hoh-teh-roo]
hotel
The destination place, hotel. Often shown to a taxi driver on a map or booking screen.
このホテルまでお願いします。
Please take me to this hotel.
まで
made
[mah-deh]
up to; as far as
Marks the end point or destination, meaning up to or as far as that place.
このホテルまでお願いします。
Please take me to this hotel.
お願いします
o negai shi masu
please
Polite way to make a request.
水をお願いします。
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix attached to some words, here making the request sound more courteous.
このホテルまでお願いします。
Please take me to this hotel.
願い
negai
[neh-gah-ee]
request; wish
Part of the polite expression お願いします, used to make a request politely.
このホテルまでお願いします。
Please take me to this hotel.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of します, the verb to do. In this phrase it helps form a polite request expression.
このホテルまでお願いします。
Please take me to this hotel.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A polite ending often used in everyday speech to sound respectful.
このホテルまでお願いします。
Please take me to this hotel.
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