How to Say ‘Please do’ in Japanese
してください
shi te kudasai
[shee teh koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: [してください] means "please do [something]." It attaches to actions and sounds polite, though in some situations [お願いします] can sound softer.
🇯🇵 In Japan: For requests to service staff, Japanese often prefers indirect softness, so choosing the gentler phrase can make you sound more natural.
Phrase Breakdown
し
shi
[shee]
do
The stem し comes from する, meaning to do. In してください, it combines with てください to politely ask someone to do something.
もう少しゆっくりし てください。
Please do it a little more slowly.
て
te
[teh]
and / te-form connector
て is the te-form ending here. In してください, it links し to ください to make a polite request.
ここで待っ てください。
Please wait here.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please
ください is a polite word used after the te-form to ask someone to do something, like 'please do...'.
ホテルまで行っ てください。
Please go to the hotel.
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