How to Say ‘Two stamps, please.’ in Japanese
二枚お願いします。
ni mai o negai shi masu
[nee my oh neh-guy shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: In context, the item can be omitted. If you are already talking about stamps, [二枚お願いします] sounds natural.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese often drops obvious information. At the counter, short and polite is perfectly normal.
Phrase Breakdown
二枚
ni mai
two sheets/pieces
二 is 'two,' and 枚 is the counter for flat objects.
二枚ください。
Please give me two.
Words in this phrase
二
ni
[nee]
two
The quantity two.
にまいおねがいします。
Two, please.
枚
mai
[my]
counter for flat items
Counter used for stamps.
きってはまいでかぞえます。
Stamps are counted with mai.
お願いします
o negai shi masu
please; I'd like to order/request that
A very common polite phrase used to make a request. In shops, it often means 'I'd like this, please.'
水をお願いします。
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Polite prefix in requests.
おねがいしますのおです。
This is the o in onegaishimasu.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; wish
Main noun part in the expression お願いします.
ねがいをつたえます。
I express a request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of the verb します in the request phrase.
しはしますのいちぶです。
Shi is part of shimasu.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Adds politeness to the request.
しますはていねいです。
Shimasu is polite.
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