〜てください
Please do (something)
Ask another person to do something for you.
Remember it
Need help? Put the action first and finish with 〜てください.
Understand
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Sentence formula
How it works
The te-form plus ください makes a polite request. You will hear it constantly at work: 確認してください (please check), 待ってください (please wait). To be even softer in business settings, use 〜ていただけますか instead.
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
At work
Example 1この資料を読んでください。
このしりょうを よんでください。
kono shiryou o yonde kudasai
Please read this document.
Everyday life
Example 2ここに名前を書いてください。
ここに なまえを かいてください。
koko ni namae o kaite kudasai
Please write your name here.
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 read this document.
The answer is hidden. Try to use 〜てください.
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