How to say “Please ~”「～てください。(~ te kudasai)」 | Learn Japanese Grammar and Phrase

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Japanese Phrase「～てください。」

「～てください。」is used in this structure.

Example Sentences of「～てください。」

起おきてください。Please get up. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	起おきる	起きて
Romaji Reading	okiru	okite
English Meaning	get up	N/A

We do not know the exact meaning of the verb in て form without knowing the sentence and situation. Therefore, we wrote “N/A.” When it is connected to「ください」, we can understand it.

こっちを見みてください。Please look at me/here. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	見みる	見て
Romaji Reading	miru	mite
English Meaning	see/watch/look	N/A

文法ぶんぽうを勉強べんきょうしてください。Please study the grammar. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	する	して
Romaji Reading	suru	shite
English Meaning	do	N/A

In English, the structure of the verb “study” is composed of only one part of speech. However,「勉強べんきょうする」is composed of two parts of speech.「勉強べんきょう」is a noun and「する」is a verb.

３ページ目めを開ひらいてください。Please open the third page. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	開ひらく	開いて
Romaji Reading	hiraku	hiraite
English Meaning	open	N/A

このアルバムを聴きいてください。Please listen to this album. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	聴く	聴いて
Romaji Reading	kiku	kiite
English Meaning	listen	N/A

ここをクリックしてください。Please click here. (Polite Form)

「クリック」is a noun and「する」is a verb.「クリックする」means “click.”

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	する	して
Romaji Reading	suru	shite
English Meaning	do	N/A

明日あした五時ごじに教室きょうしつに来きてください。
Please come to our classroom at tomorrow 5 o’clock. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	来くる	来きて
Romaji Reading	kuru	kite
English Meaning	come	N/A

音おとが小ちいさいです。音量おんりょうを上あげてください。
The sound is low. Please turn up the volume. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	上げる	上げて
Romaji Reading	ageru	agete
English Meaning	raise, turn up, lift	N/A

１９じゅうく時じまでに宿題しゅくだいを終おわわらせてください。Please finish your homework by 7pm. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	終わらせる	終わらせて
Romaji Reading	owaraseru	owarasete
English Meaning	finish	N/A

この薬くすりを飲のんでください。Please take this medicine. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	飲む	飲んで
Romaji Reading	nomu	nonde
English Meaning	drink	N/A

昨日きのうよりも速はやく走はしってください。Please run faster than yesterday. (Polite Form)

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	走る	走って
Romaji Reading	hashiru	hashitte
English Meaning	run	N/A

「～ていただけますか。」is More Polite

「～てください」is in polite form. However, it is not suitable depending on the situation. In business,「～ていただけますか。」is often used than「～てください。」.
「～ていただけますか。」is more polite than「～てください。」. It is often translated as “Could you ~, please?”

電話でんわ番号ばんごうを教おしえていただけますか。Could you give me your phone number, please?

	Dictionary & Plain Form	て Form
Key Word	教おしえる	教えて
Romaji Reading	oshieru	oshiete
English Meaning	teach, tell	N/A

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