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How to Say ‘Can I have chopsticks?’ in Japanese

お箸をもらえますか？

o hashi o morae masu ka

[oh hah-SHEE oh mo-ra-e mahs kah]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Avoid sticking chopsticks upright in rice or passing food from chopstick to chopstick. Both are linked to funeral rites.

Phrase Breakdown

お箸を

o hashi o

chopsticks (object)

お (polite prefix) + 箸 (chopsticks) + を. Pronounce it 'ohashi o'.

Example

お箸を使えますか？

Can you use chopsticks?

Words in this phrase

お

[oh]

honorific prefix

お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.

Example

チケットを二枚お願いします。

Two tickets, please.

箸

hashi

[hah-SHEE]

chopsticks

Eating sticks; usually said politely as お箸.

Example

箸を使えますか？

Can you use chopsticks?

を

[oh]

object marker

The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.

Example

チケットを二枚ください。

Two tickets, please.

もらえますか？

morae masu ka

could I have?

A polite way to ask for something. Raise your tone at the end.

Example

お水をもらえますか？

Could I have some water?

Words in this phrase

もらえ

morae

[mo-ra-e]

receive (benefit)

To obtain or get something, usually a service or information.

Example

説明をもらえますか？

Can I receive an explanation?

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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