お〜願う
お〜ねがうo negauformal
Same meaning6
please do; could you
- をくださいplease give meattaches at
- ないでくださいplease don't doattaches at
- お〜くださいplease do (honorific request)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 examples4
kindly do — a distant, formal request, in announcements and writing
足元にご注意のうえ、白い線の内側までお下がり願います。
ashimoto ni go chuui no ue, shiroi sen no uchigawa made o sagari negaimasu.
Please mind your step and stand back behind the white line. neutral
恐れ入りますが、詳細は担当者までお問い合わせ願います。
osoreirimasu ga, shousai wa tantousha made o toiawase negaimasu.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but for details, please contact the person in charge. formal
会場内では、係員の指示にお従い願います。
kaijounai de wa, kakariin no shiji ni o shitagai negaimasu.
Inside the venue, please follow the staff's instructions. formal
工事期間中は、皆様にご協力願います。
kouji kikanchuu wa, minasama ni go kyouryoku negaimasu.
During the construction period, we ask everyone for their cooperation. formal
How it's formed2
Notes
Reads more institutional than personal. A clerk says お待ちください; a broadcast says お待ち願います.