How To Say

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I want to know how to say "please" in Japanese when asking someone for a favour or to do something.

Answer by Japanese teacher

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(1) お願(ねが)いします。
Onegaishimasu.
Would you lot exercise me a favour?

(two) ください。
Kudasai
Please

Explanation

There are two ways of saying "please" in Japanese, onegaishimasu and kudasai. Both expressions are used at the stop of the sentence, afterward you say the request.
In (ane), the give-and-take 願(ねが)い negai means "a favour", with the whole expression pregnant "would you do me a favour?" You can use this expression to for example, request for a loving cup of coffee "コーヒーをお願(ねが)いします koohii o onegaishimasu" or to ask a taxi driver to go to a destination such every bit Shinjuku Hotel "新宿(しんじゅく)ホテルまでお願(ねが)いします Shinjuku Hoteru made onegaishimasu".
(two) is used when yous ask someone to perform an action. It is not quite the same as asking someone for a favour in (1).

Some examples are:
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  • Please sit downward. 座(すわ)ってください suwatte kudasai
  • Please look here. ここを見(み)てください koko o mite kudasai
  • Delight listen to what I'one thousand going to say. 聞(き)いてください kiite kudasai

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When using (two), you accept to alter the verb to te-form and then add "kudasai" correct after information technology.
Choose the right "delight" to apply according to your situation.