〜をください
please give me ~
Ask another person to do something for you.
Remember it
Need help? Put the action first and finish with 〜をください.
Understand
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Sentence formula
How it works
「〜をください」 means "please give me ~". Structure: Noun + をください. This is a JLPT N5 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
Choose a softer form with customers, managers, or someone you do not know.
Tone: Neutral
A general pattern; let the sentence ending and situation set the politeness level.
Use
Hear it in real life
Everyday life
Example 1水をください。
みずをください。
mizuokudasai.
Please give me a water.
Everyday life
Example 2かばんをください。
かばんをください。
kaban'okudasai.
Please give me a bag.
Everyday life
Example 3時計をください。
とけいをください。
tokeiokudasai.
Please give me a clock.
Everyday life
Example 4ご飯をください。
ごはんをください。
gohan'okudasai.
Please give me a rice.
Everyday life
Example 5野菜をください。
やさいをください。
yasaiokudasai.
Please give me a vegetables.
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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Read the situation, look away from the answer, and say the Japanese aloud.
Your situation
Please give me a water.
The answer is hidden. Try to use 〜をください.
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