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🇯🇵 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

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