How to Say ‘Please write it.’ in Japanese
書いてください。
kai te kudasai
[ka-i te koo-da-sai]
💬 Usage Tip: [書いてください] means “please write.” It’s the [てください] pattern, a polite way to ask someone to do something.
🇯🇵 In Japan: You’ll hear this a lot with forms. Usually staff will also point to the exact section, so watch their gesture too.
Phrase Breakdown
書い
kai
[ka-i]
write
The stem of 書く in te-form connection, used in requests like please write.
ここに住所を書いてください。
Please write your address here.
て
te
[te]
and; te-form linker
Links the verb to ください to make a polite request.
名前を書いてください。
Please write your name.
ください
kudasai
[koo-da-sai]
please
Used after te-form to ask someone politely to do something.
ここで待ってください。
Please wait here.
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