How to Say ‘Please (polite request)’ in Japanese
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: [ください] attaches after the [〜て] form of a verb to make a polite request: [教えてください], [見てください]. On its own, it can also mean "please give me," but here it's the request pattern.
Phrase Breakdown
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please give (me); please do (for me)
Polite request expression; after a noun means ‘please give me ...’; after Vて means ‘please do ...’.
水をください。
Water, please.
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