Meaning
Forms a polite request for an object.
Formation
- N + を + ください: 水をください
- A counter follows を: 切符を二枚ください
When to use it
- Core use
- Forms a polite request for an object
Examples
13 sentences-
水をください
Please give me some water.
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切符を二枚ください
Two tickets, please.
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この赤いりんごを三つください
Please give me three of these red apples.
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コーヒーを二つください
Two coffees, please.
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切手を五枚ください
Five stamps, please.
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水をもう一杯ください
Another glass of water, please.
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この地図をください
I would like this map, please.
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紙を一枚ください
A sheet of paper, please.
5 more examples
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その赤い傘をください
I would like that red umbrella, please.
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東京までの切符を一枚ください
One ticket to Tokyo, please.
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ビールを二本ください
Two bottles of beer, please.
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ご飯をもう少しください
A little more rice, please.
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メニューをください
The menu, please.
Important notes
- Nをください asks for an object or a portion: 水をください. A counter goes after を: 切符を二枚ください. For an action use てください.
Common mistakes
- Do not join a verb to を: 'please drink' is 飲んでください, not 飲むをください.
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