ใใฆใใ ใใ
-te kudasai
Please do...
๐ธ Making Polite Requests ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Tanaka: Sumimasen, chotto matte kudasai.
Excuse me, please wait a moment.
Anna: Hai, wakarimashita.
Yes, I understand.
Tanaka: Koko ni namae o kaite kudasai.
Please write your name here.
Anna: Pen o kashite kudasai.
Please lend me a pen.
Tanaka: Douzo. Kono hon o yonde kudasai.
Here you go. Please read this book.
Anna: Arigatou gozaimasu. Yukkuri yomimasu.
Thank you. I will read it slowly.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
V-te kudasai
Please do (verb).
- Pattern: [Verb te-form] ใใ ใใใ
- Meaning: Please do...
Mado o akete kudasai.
Please open the window.
Kore o tabete kudasai.
Please eat this.
๐ Explanation
The ใใใฆใใ ใใใ structure is used to make a polite request or give instructions to someone.
To form this, you use the te-form of a verb followed by ใใ ใใ.
While polite, it is still a request/command. In very formal situations or when asking a superior for a favor, other more humble expressions are used, but this is the standard way to ask for things in daily life.
Chotto matte kudasai
= 'Please wait a moment.'
Namae o kaite kudasai
= 'Please write your name.'
๐ Quiz
How do you say 'Please read' in Japanese?