How to Say ‘The check, please.’ in Japanese
お会計お願いします。
o kaikei o negai shi masu
[oh kah-ee-kay oh neh-guy shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: お願いします (onegai shimasu) is the all-purpose "please" for requests. Put the thing you want in front of it: 水お願いします "Water, please."
🇯🇵 In Japan: In many restaurants you pay at the register by the door rather than at the table, often by bringing the bill there yourself. If you're unsure, staff will understand a small X made with your index fingers as asking for the check.
Phrase Breakdown
お会計
o kaikei
the bill / the check
お会計 (okaikei) is the polite word for the bill at a restaurant. Pronounce it 'o-kai-kei'.
お会計はいくらですか？
How much is the bill?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
会計
kaikei
[kah-ee-kay]
bill; check; payment
The total amount due. This is often used by staff when announcing the price.
お会計は六百円ですと案内されました。
I was informed, "The total is 600 yen."
お願いします。
o negai shi masu
please
A polite request. Here the particle を is dropped, which is common in speech.
お水お願いします。
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.
チケットを二枚お願いします。
Two tickets, please.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; favor
願い refers to a wish or request, and in お願い it forms a polite request expression.
お願いがあります。
I have a request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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