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How to Say ‘Please peel’ in Japanese

かわをむいてください。

kawa o mui te kudasai

[kah-wah oh moo-ee teh koo-dah-sigh]

💬 Usage Tip: Literally, "please peel the skin/peel." In context, it means "please peel it." The vegetable may be omitted if obvious.

🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese workplace instructions often omit what everyone can already see. In a prep area, context does a lot of the talking.

Phrase Breakdown

かわを

kawa o

the skin/peel + object marker

かわ means “skin” or “peel,” and を marks it as the object.

Example

りんごのかわをむいてください。

Please peel the apple.

Words in this phrase

かわ

kawa

[kah-wah]

skin; peel

The peel or outer skin of a vegetable that should be removed.

Example

かわをむいてください。

Please peel the skin.

を

o

[oh]

object marker

Shows that the peel is the thing being acted on.

Example

かわをむいてください。

Please peel the skin.

むいてください

mui te kudasai

please peel it

Polite request form using むく (“to peel”).

Example

じゃがいものかわをむいてください。

Please peel the potato.

Words in this phrase

むい

mui

[moo-ee]

peel

Comes from むく, to peel. Used in prep instructions.

Example

かわをむいてください。

Please peel the skin.

て

te

[teh]

and; please do

The て-form ending before ください in polite requests.

Example

かわをむいてください。

Please peel the skin.

ください

kudasai

[koo-dah-sigh]

please

Makes the action a polite instruction from the chef.

Example

かわをむいてください。

Please peel the skin.

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