How to Say ‘Water, please’ in Japanese
水をください
mizu o kudasai
[mee-zoo wo koo-dah-sigh]
🇯🇵 In Japan: In most restaurants, free water or tea arrives automatically, and refills are fine to ask for. Some places have a self-serve water station instead.
Phrase Breakdown
水
mizu
[mee-zoo]
water
The word for water; in restaurants it often appears as お水 for drinking water served to customers.
暑い日には水を先にお出しします。
On hot days, we serve water first.
を
o
[wo]
direct object marker
Marks the direct object of a verb.
本を読む。
Read a book.
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.
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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