B BobCat 先輩 Joined 27 Jan 2006 Messages 25 Reaction score 0 17 Jun 2006 #26 does ください (kudasai) straight-up mean "please", or does it only mean please when it's used in a sentence? e.g もう いちど いって ください
does ください (kudasai) straight-up mean "please", or does it only mean please when it's used in a sentence? e.g もう いちど いって ください
Glenn 一切皆苦 Joined 8 Jan 2004 Messages 7,842 Reaction score 200 17 Jun 2006 #27 It means "please give me..." or "please verb for me." If you want to just say "please," then おねがいします is what you're looking for.
It means "please give me..." or "please verb for me." If you want to just say "please," then おねがいします is what you're looking for.
nice gaijin Resident Realist Moderator Donor Twenty-year veteran Joined 8 Aug 2005 Messages 7,316 Reaction score 3,727 17 Jun 2006 #28 ください comes from くださる, the very polite form of くれる, and its use is just as Glenn described. You can also use おねがいします in place of ください to be more polite, but for most daily requests ください works just fine.
ください comes from くださる, the very polite form of くれる, and its use is just as Glenn described. You can also use おねがいします in place of ください to be more polite, but for most daily requests ください works just fine.