How to Say ‘Water, please.’ in Japanese
水をお願いします。
mizu o o negai shi masu
[mee-zoo oh oh neh-guy shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: を marks the thing you're asking for and is said (o). Swap the noun freely: ビールをお願いします "Beer, please."
Phrase Breakdown
水を
mizu o
water (as the object)
水 (mizu) means water. を (o) marks it as the thing you want. Say it smoothly: 'mizu o'.
水を飲みます。
I drink water.
Words in this phrase
水
mizu
[mee-zoo]
water
The word for water; in restaurants it often appears as お水 for drinking water served to customers.
暑い日には水を先にお出しします。
On hot days, we serve water first.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
お願いします。
o negai shi masu
please
A polite way to ask for something. Pronounce it 'o-ne-gai-shi-mas'. The final 'u' is almost silent.
コーヒーをお願いします。
Coffee, 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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