How to Say ‘May I have the bill?’ in Japanese
お会計をお願いします。
o kaikei o o negai shi masu
[oh kah-ee-keh o oh neh-guy shee mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japan you usually ask for the bill at the table or take a check slip to the register near the exit; payment at the table is less common than in some countries. This phrase is standard and polite in either case.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Used here as part of the polite set phrase お願いします.
お会計をお願いします。
The check, please.
会計
kaikei
[kah-ee-keh]
bill; check
会計 means payment or bill in a restaurant context.
お会計をお願いします。
The check, please.
を
o
[o]
object marker
Marks what you are asking for.
お会計をお願いします。
The check, please.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Used here as part of the polite set phrase お願いします.
お会計をお願いします。
The check, please.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; favor
願い comes from 願う, to wish or request. In this phrase it helps form 'please.'
もう一度お願いできますか。
Could you please do it one more time?
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of します, the polite form of 'to do,' used in many set phrases.
お願いします。
Please.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
Completes the polite request form.
お会計をお願いします。
The check, please.
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