Learn To Use “Kudasai” To Show Requisition in an Obliging Manner

If want to ask a Japanese to do something for you in a polite but obliging manner, the “kudasai” is very useful. Find out how.

By using the ください, which literally means “please”.

よん ください - Please read.

のん ください - Please drink.

As you can see that the て or で form is use together with the ください. Always change the verb into a て form before you add the ください behind. So if you are a boss and you want to tell your workers to wash the plates. You can say

さら を あらって ください - Please wash the plates.

さら、皿 means plates.

More Japanese grammar and expressions to come! Stay Tune!

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  1. [...] but may not necessary be doing it for you. It is a little different from kureru, morau and kudasai. In this case, for example, “Can you do this for me?”, this is a nice way of asking [...]

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