Requests with 〜てください

Make polite everyday requests with the て-form plus ください.

Form polite requests with 〜てください.Use common request expressions in class, shops, and daily life.Recognize 〜てください in signs and spoken instructions.

Guided study

Core pattern

Attach ください to the て-form to make a polite request. It is common in instructions, customer service, and everyday conversation.

ここに名前を書いてください。

Please write your name here.

〜てください is the standard polite request pattern.

もう一度言ってください。

Please say it one more time.

もう一度 plus 言ってください is a common way to ask for repetition.

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