〜をお願いします
~, please (request)
Ask another person to do something for you.
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Need help? Put the action first and finish with 〜をお願いします.
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Sentence formula
How it works
「〜をお願いします」 means "~, please (request)". Structure: Noun + をお願いします. 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: Polite
A safe choice for everyday conversations, shops, school, and the workplace.
Use
Hear it in real life
Everyday life
Example 1名前をお願いします。
なまえをおねがいします。
namaeoonegaishimasu.
The name, please.
Everyday life
Example 2言葉をお願いします。
ことばをおねがいします。
kotobaoonegaishimasu.
The word, please.
Everyday life
Example 3意味をお願いします。
いみをおねがいします。
imioonegaishimasu.
The meaning, please.
Everyday life
Example 4歌をお願いします。
うたをおねがいします。
utaoonegaishimasu.
The song, please.
Everyday life
Example 5英語をお願いします。
えいごをおねがいします。
eigooonegaishimasu.
The English language, please.
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.
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Read the situation, look away from the answer, and say the Japanese aloud.
Your situation
The name, please.
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