〜をください

Noun + をください means "please give me…" — the pattern you will use most often when shopping or ordering at a restaurant.

To state a quantity, put the counter between を and ください: りんごを三つください — and do not add any particle after the counter.

Distinguish this from 〜てください: をください asks for a THING (used with a noun), while てください asks someone to DO an action (used with the verb て-form). Start with すみません to be polite.

Examples

• すみません、水(みず)をください。

  Excuse me, could I have some water?

• りんごを三(みっ)つください。

  Three apples, please.

• その赤(あか)いかばんをください。

  I'll take that red bag, please.

Related patterns

• 〜てください
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• を