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How to Say ‘Your address, please.’ in Japanese

住所をお願いします。

juusho o o negai shi masu

[joo-shoh oh oh neh-guy shee mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Use noun + をお願いします to politely ask for something: レシートをお願いします "Receipt, please". What exactly is wanted, like writing or showing, comes from the situation.

Phrase Breakdown

住所を

juusho o

the address (object)

住所 (juusho) means address; the long 'uu' is held for two beats. を (o) marks the object.

Example

住所を教えてください。

Please tell me your address.

Words in this phrase

住所

juusho

[joo-shoh]

address

A street address or location. Very useful when you cannot pronounce the hotel name.

Example

この住所までお願いします。

Please take me to this address.

を

o

[oh]

object marker

The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.

Example

チケットを二枚ください。

Two tickets, please.

お願いします。

o negai shi masu

please

A polite request phrase. Pronounced 'onegai shimasu'.

Example

お水をお願いします。

Water, please.

Words in this phrase

お

o

[oh]

honorific prefix

お adds politeness to certain words and expressions.

Example

チケットを二枚お願いします。

Two tickets, please.

願い

negai

[neh-guy]

request; favor

願い refers to a wish or request, and in お願い it forms a polite request expression.

Example

お願いがあります。

I have a request.

し

shi

[shee]

do

し is the stem of する, meaning to do.

Example

予約しします。

I do the reservation.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認し ます。

I will confirm the reservation.

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