How to Say ‘Something that shows your address, please.’ in Japanese
住所がわかるものをお願いします。
juusho ga wakaru mono o o negai shi masu
[juu-sho gah wah-kah-roo moh-noh oh oh neh-gai shee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: A polite request for proof of address. Very natural office wording.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Ward office staff may ask for a utility bill, residence record, or another document depending on your situation.
Phrase Breakdown
住所
juusho
[juu-sho]
address
Means your home or registered address.
住所がわかるものをお願いします。
Please provide something that shows your address.
がわかるもの
ga wakaru mono
something that shows / confirms
This refers to a document or item that can confirm the address, such as a bill or ID.
住所がわかるものを持っていますか。
Do you have something that shows your address?
Words in this phrase
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
Marks address as the information to be confirmed.
住所がわかるものを出します。
I will provide something that shows my address.
わかる
wakaru
[wah-kah-roo]
can tell / shows
Means something can be understood or confirmed. Here it means shows clearly.
住所がわかるものです。
It is something that shows the address.
もの
mono
[moh-noh]
thing / item
Means item, object, or document.
ものを持ってきました。
I brought the item.
をお願いします
o o negai shi masu
please / I would like to request
A polite request phrase used to ask the listener to provide the item.
こちらをお願いします。
This one, please.
Words in this phrase
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks the requested item.
書類をお願いします。
The documents, please.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
Polite prefix used in formal requests.
お願いします、と言います。
I say, “Please.”
願い
negai
[neh-gai]
request / favor
Part of the polite request expression お願いします.
願いがあります。
I have a request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Verb stem that helps form the request phrase.
お願いします。
Please.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
Polite ending appropriate in ward office language.
案内します。
I will guide you.
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