How to Say ‘Please hurry with the hamburg steaks.’ in Japanese
ハンバーグは急ぎでお願いね。
hanbaagu wa isogi de o negai ne
[hahn-bah-gu wah ee-soh-ghee deh oh neh-gahy neh]
💬 Usage Tip: [ハンバーグは] sets the topic, [急ぎで] means "as a rush," and [お願いね] makes it a friendly request.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Priority calls like this happen often in restaurants, especially when coordinating with serving timing or customer wait times.
Phrase Breakdown
ハンバーグ
hanbaagu
[hahn-bah-gu]
hamburger steak
A common menu item in Japan, referring to a ground meat patty dish.
ハンバーグを先に焼きます。
I will grill the hamburger steak first.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
Particle used to mark what the sentence is about.
これは後で出します。
As for this, I will serve it later.
急ぎ
isogi
[ee-soh-ghee]
urgent; rush
Used in restaurant work to indicate something should be done quickly.
この一皿は急ぎです。
This plate is urgent.
で
de
[deh]
in; by; as
Here it helps express the manner or condition, as in 急ぎで meaning on a rush basis.
急ぎでお願いします。
Please do it urgently.
お願いね
o negai ne
please; do me a favor
Casual request phrasing; the speaker is asking for the favor softly and naturally.
明日お願いね。
Please do it tomorrow, okay?
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
A polite prefix added to make the following word sound softer and more respectful.
お会計をお願いします。
Please handle the bill.
願い
negai
[neh-gahy]
request; favor
From 願う, used in expressions like お願い to ask someone to do something.
至急のお願いです。
This is an urgent request.
ね
ne
[neh]
okay?; please; softener
Sentence-ending particle that softens the request and sounds friendly.
早めにね。
A bit quickly, okay.
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