ISORI

お〜ください

JLPT N3:

respectful request

A respectful request, standard in shops, stations and business: お待(ま)ちください (please wait).

How to form it

  • Put お before the ます-stem and add ください: 待(ま)ちます becomes お待(ま)ちください.
  • Most Chinese-origin する verbs take ご + noun + ください: ご利用(りよう)ください (please use), ご確認(かくにん)ください (please check).
  • Verbs with a special honorific word use it here: 見(み)る becomes ご覧(らん)ください.

Examples

少々(しょうしょう)お待(ま)ちください。

Please wait a moment.

こちらをご覧(らん)ください。

Please take a look at this.

Notes

  • It is more respectful than 〜てください, and is the usual form on signs and in announcements.
  • A few common Chinese-origin nouns take お instead of ご: お電話(でんわ)ください.
  • For "please don't", signs often use ご遠慮(えんりょ)ください (please refrain).

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