をください
をくださいo kudasaineutral
please give me
すみません、袋をください。
sumimasen, fukuro o kudasai.
Excuse me, please give me the bag. neutral
着いたら、必ず連絡をください。
tsuitara, kanarazu renraku o kudasai.
Once you arrive, be sure to get in touch. neutral
Same meaning6
please do; could you
- ないでくださいplease don't doattaches at
- お〜くださいplease do (honorific request)attaches at
- お〜願うkindly do — a distanced, institutional request (announcements, business writing)attaches at
- ていただけませんかcould you please do (for me)? — a humble request, easy to declineattaches at
- てくださいplease do — a polite instruction or request downwardattaches at
- てくれませんかwon't you do (for me)? — a casual request among equalsattaches at
All examples5
please give me — asking to be handed a thing
すみません、袋をください。
sumimasen, fukuro o kudasai.
Excuse me, please give me the bag. neutral
お母さん、お小遣いちょうだい！
okaasan, okozukai choudai!
Mom, give me some pocket money! casual
この切手を五枚ください。
kono kitte o gomai kudasai.
Five of these stamps, please. neutral
please do it — nothing changes hands, をください asks for the act itself
着いたら、必ず連絡をください。
tsuitara, kanarazu renraku o kudasai.
Once you arrive, be sure to get in touch. neutral
決まったら返事ください。
kimattara henji kudasai.
Let me know once you've decided. neutral
How it's formed1
All forms2
をちょうだいwochoudaicolloquial
family-and-friends replacement for ください — お茶をちょうだい; quick speech drops the を.
ちょうだいchoudaicolloquial
それちょうだい is said by a child or a close friend; among adults it sounds feminine.