〜お願いできますか
could I ask you to ~?
Use this pattern to shape a complete, natural Japanese thought.
Remember it
Connect the meaning to its sound: say “〜お願いできますか” aloud once.
Understand
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Sentence formula
How it works
「〜お願いできますか」 means "could I ask you to ~?". Structure: Noun + をお願いできますか. This is a JLPT N4 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.
When to use it
Read the example aloud, then replace one detail with something from your own life.
Tone: Polite
A safe choice for everyday conversations, shops, school, and the workplace.
Use
Hear it in real life
At work
Example 1会議をお願いできますか。
かいぎ を おねがい できます か。
kaigi o onegai dekimasu ka.
Could I ask you for the meeting?
Everyday life
Example 2紹介をお願いできますか。
しょうかい を おねがい できます か。
shoukai o onegai dekimasu ka.
Could I ask you for the introduction?
Everyday life
Example 3経験をお願いできますか。
けいけん を おねがい できます か。
keiken o onegai dekimasu ka.
Could I ask you for the experience?
Everyday life
Example 4翻訳をお願いできますか。
ほんやく を おねがい できます か。
hon'yaku o onegai dekimasu ka.
Could I ask you for the translation?
Everyday life
Example 5給料をお願いできますか。
きゅうりょう を おねがい できます か。
kyuuryou o onegai dekimasu ka.
Could I ask you for the salary?
Make it yours
Choose one example. Replace one person, place, object, or time with a detail from your life, then say the new sentence aloud.
Recall
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Recall practice
Can you say it?
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Your situation
Could I ask you for the meeting?
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