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てください, please do

The pattern

[Verb te-form] kudasai

A polite request. The て-form takes some learning, so meet it verb by verb rather than as a table.

The mistake to avoid

It is a request, not a plea. Using it with a superior can sound like an instruction, so add すみませんが in front.

Examples

Rōmaji help
matte kudasai.
Please wait.
mō ichido itte kudasai.
Please say that once more.
koko ni namae o kaite kudasai.
Please write your name here.
yukkuri hanashite kudasai.
Please speak slowly.