How to Say ‘The bill, please.’ in Japanese
お会計をお願いします。
o kaikei o o negai shi masu
[oh kai-keh oh oh neh-gah-ee shee mahss]
🇯🇵 In Japan: In restaurants, [お会計をお願いします] is the normal polite way to ask for the bill. You usually say it to staff rather than waiting silently for the check to appear.
Phrase Breakdown
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Polite prefix in お願いします.
お名前をお願いします。
Your name, please.
会計
kaikei
[kai-keh]
bill / check
Used in restaurants and shops to mean the total or the check.
会計はあちらです。
The register is over there.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Particle marking the requested thing.
伝票をください。
Please give me the bill slip.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Polite prefix in お願いします.
お名前をお願いします。
Your name, please.
願い
negai
[neh-gah-ee]
request / wish
Core noun in the polite request expression お願いします.
お願いを聞きます。
I will hear the request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
From する, used in many fixed polite phrases.
連絡します。
I will contact you.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A polite verb ending.
会計します。
I will pay / settle the bill.
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