How to Say ‘Please warm this up.’ in Japanese
これを温めてください。
kore o atatame te kudasai
[koh-reh oh ah-tah-tah-meh teh koo-dah-sigh]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is especially common at convenience stores, where staff may even ask if you want boxed food heated. Using [ください] keeps it polite and normal for customer-to-staff talk.
Phrase Breakdown
これ
kore
[koh-reh]
this
Refers to something near the speaker.
これをお願いします。
This one, please.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Particle marking the direct object of the verb.
おにぎりを買いました。
I bought a rice ball.
温め
atatame
[ah-tah-tah-meh]
warm up; heat
Stem of 温める, used when asking to heat food.
お弁当を温めてください。
Please heat up the boxed meal.
て
te
[teh]
and; -te form linker
The te-form ending used before requests like ください.
座って待ってください。
Please sit and wait.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please give; please do
Used after te-form to make a polite request.
少し待ってください。
Please wait a moment.
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