How to Say ‘Today I'd like you to shred the cabbage.’ in Japanese
今日はキャベツの千切りをお願い。
kyou wa kyabetsu no sengiri o o negai
[kyoh wah kyah-BEH-tsoo sen-GEE-ree wo oh neh-guy]
💬 Usage Tip: 〜をお願い is a handy way to assign or request any item: これをお願い "this one, please". The を marks the thing being asked for.
Phrase Breakdown
今日は
kyou wa
today
今日 (kyou) means 'today'. は is the topic particle and is pronounced 'wa'. Say 'kyou wa' with a long 'o' sound.
今日は忙しいです。
Today is busy.
Words in this phrase
今日
kyou
[kyoh]
today
The current day.
今日のコンサートは満席です。
Today's concert is full.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
キャベツの千切りを
kyabetsu no sengiri o
the shredded cabbage (as the object)
キャベツ (kyabetsu) means cabbage. 千切り (sengiri) means finely shredded. を (o) marks the object. Say 'kyabetsu no sengiri o' smoothly.
大根の千切りを作ります。
I'll make shredded daikon.
Words in this phrase
キャベツ
kyabetsu
[kyah-BEH-tsoo]
cabbage
A leafy green vegetable, common in Japanese kitchens.
キャベツを洗ってください。
Please wash the cabbage.
の
no
千切り
sengiri
[sen-GEE-ree]
julienne; fine shreds
Cutting food into very thin strips.
にんじんを千切りにします。
I will julienne the carrots.
を
o
[wo]
direct object marker
Marks the direct object of a verb.
本を読む。
Read a book.
お願い。
o negai
please (do it)
A casual way to ask someone to do something. Pronounce it 'onegai', with the stress kept flat.
これ、お願い。
This, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix used in polite expressions
The polite prefix お makes the following word sound more courteous.
お願いできますか。
Could you please do that?
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.
お願いがあります。
I have a request.
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