お願いします

おねがいします · onegaishimasu · JLPT N2 · expression

Please

🙏 お願い = honor + request; します = do. Literally 'I humbly do a request' → 'please'.

Kanji 願 (ねがい) means wish or request; 願いします is the polite 'I request of you'. Say it with a bow when asking a favor.

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