How to Say ‘The check, please’ in Japanese
お会計お願いします
o kaikei o negai shi masu
[o kah-ee-kay o negai shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: お願いします (onegai shimasu) turns almost any noun into a polite request: 水お願いします "water, please". It's the most reusable phrase in this whole set.
🇯🇵 In Japan: In many restaurants you don't wait at the table for the bill; you take the slip to the register by the door. Crossing your index fingers into an X, or making a small writing motion, signals the same thing quietly.
Phrase Breakdown
お会計
o kaikei
the bill / check
会計 (kaikei, payment) with the polite prefix お. Used at restaurants.
お会計はこちらです。
Please pay over here.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
会計
kaikei
[kah-ee-kay]
bill; check; payment
The total amount due. This is often used by staff when announcing the price.
お会計は六百円ですと案内されました。
I was informed, "The total is 600 yen."
お願いします
o negai shi masu
please
A polite request phrase. Pronounce it 'onegai shimasu'.
コーヒーお願いします。
Coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
願い
negai
[negai]
request
The noun stem of お願いする, used in polite requests.
予約をお願いします。
I’d like to request a reservation.
し
shi
[shee]
do (stem)
Verb stem used as part of the fixed polite request phrase.
注文をお願いし、ます。
I would like to place the order, please.
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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