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How to Say ‘Please call the police’ in Japanese

警察を呼んでください

keisatsu o yon de kudasai

[KAY-sah-tsoo wo YOHN deh koo-dah-sigh]

💬 Usage Tip: を marks the thing being acted on and is said (o), not (wo). Swap the noun: 救急車を呼んでください "please call an ambulance".

Phrase Breakdown

警察を

keisatsu o

the police (object)

警察 (keisatsu, police) + を (o). The 'ei' is said like a long 'e'.

Example

警察を探しています。

I'm looking for the police.

Words in this phrase

警察

keisatsu

[KAY-sah-tsoo]

police

Noun for the police as an organization; the emergency number in Japan is 110.

Example

警察に電話しました。

I called the police.

を

[wo]

direct object marker

Marks the direct object of a verb.

Example

本を読む。

Read a book.

呼んでください

yon de kudasai

please call

The te-form 呼んで (call) + ください (please). A polite request.

Example

救急車を呼んでください。

Please call an ambulance.

Words in this phrase

呼ん

yon

[YOHN]

call (someone)

Stem of 呼ぶ (to call, to name) before で in te-form.

Example

名前で呼んでください。

Please call me by my first name.

で

[deh]

(te-form connector)

Part of the te-form; with iru it shows an ongoing state.

Example

ここに住んでいます。

I live here.

ください

kudasai

[koo-dah-sigh]

please (polite request)

Polite request word used after て-form verbs: 〜てください = “please do ….” Softer than commands, good with neighbors.

Example

9時からは音を小さくしてください。

From 9 o’clock, please keep the sound low.

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