～をおねがいします

Please (requesting an item or person), May I speak to

JLPT N5
Pattern

Noun + を + おねがいします

How it works

～をおねがいします is a polite way to ask for something or someone. On the phone, [name]さんをおねがいします means “May I speak to ~?”. Unlike ください, it can be used for people.

Examples

  • すみません、ひろこさんを おねがいします。Excuse me, may I speak to Hiroko?
  • コーヒーを おねがいします。A coffee, please.

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