How to Say ‘Please be kind to me.’ in Japanese
よろしくお願いします。
yoroshiku o negai shi masu
[yoh-roh-shee-koo oh neh-guy shee mahss]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a standard set phrase when meeting someone, starting to work together, or asking for a good relationship. It does not literally mean a simple "please"; it lands more like "I hope we get along well."
Phrase Breakdown
よろしく
yoroshiku
[yoh-roh-shee-koo]
well; favorably
In greetings, よろしく expresses goodwill and asks for a good relationship.
よろしくおねがいします。
Please treat me well./Nice to meet you.
お
o
[oh]
honorable/polite prefix
A polite prefix added to make the expression more courteous, as in お願い.
おなまえをおしえてください。
Please tell me your name.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; wish
Comes from 願う, to wish or request; in お願いします it means asking politely.
おねがいをきいてください。
Please listen to my request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
Part of します, the polite form of する, to do.
しごとをします。
I do work./I work.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A polite ending used with verbs, as in します and お願いします.
あいさつします。
I greet someone./I say hello.
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