🇯🇵 How to Say Please in Japanese
please in Japanese
お願いします
onegai shimasu
The standard way to say please in Japanese — safe in any situation.
Worth knowing: Japanese please points two ways: onegai shimasu / kudasai when YOU are asking, and dōzo when you're offering — "please, go ahead". Mixing them up is charming but noticeable.
More ways to say please in Japanese
くださいkudasai
attached to requests — kōhī o kudasai
どうぞdōzo
"please, go ahead" — when offering
Reading it is step one. Saying it is the skill.
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