How to Say ‘A glass of water, please.’ in Japanese
お水を一杯お願いします。
o mizu o itsu pai o negai shi masu
[oh mee-zoo o ee pie oh neh-guy shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [一杯] is said (いっぱい), with a small held beat before the second part. In restaurants it often means "one glass / one cup" depending on the drink.
Phrase Breakdown
お水を
o mizu o
water
The item you are requesting.
お水をください。
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Part of the polite request phrase お願いします.
お水を一杯お願いします。
One glass of water, please.
水
mizu
[mee-zoo]
water
水 means water. お水 is the polite and common restaurant form.
お水を一杯お願いします。
One glass of water, please.
を
o
[o]
object marker
Marks the thing being requested.
お水を一杯お願いします。
One glass of water, please.
一杯
itsu pai
one glass/cup
Means one serving of a drink.
一杯お願いします。
One glass, please.
Words in this phrase
一
itsu
[ee]
one
The number one, used here as part of the drink counter 一杯.
一杯お願いします。
One cup/glass, please.
杯
pai
[pie]
cup; glass; counter for drinks
杯 is used for counting glasses or cups of drinks.
お水を一杯お願いします。
One glass of water, please.
お願いします
o negai shi masu
please / may I have
Polite request phrase.
お水を一杯お願いします。
One glass of water, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Part of the polite request phrase お願いします.
お水を一杯お願いします。
One glass of water, please.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; favor
Part of the polite set phrase used for requests.
お水を一杯お願いします。
One glass of water, please.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of します in the phrase お願いします.
お願いします。
Please.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
Completes the polite request.
お水を一杯お願いします。
One glass of water, please.
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