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8 ways of asking someone to do in Japanese Posted by on Oct 8, 2016 in Culture, Grammar

Which expression is your favorite, when it comes to asking someone to do something?

So, I have been super frustrated when things are not getting done, especially when it comes to kids’ homework. They just don’t seem to have an urgency to finish them when there is a deadline for each one of their homework.

How would you say to others when you want them to get things done? Well, here are some nice and not so nice ways of telling them in Japanese. Just like we have some different ways of asking people to do in English, we do have quite a variety of ways to say in Japanese as well.

For today’s lesson, I will just stick to one scenario, asking someone to work on a project. Which one is your favorite way of asking?

 

Nice way:

1)この ぷろじぇくと やっていただけ ないでしょうか?(この プロジェクト やっていただけ ないでしょうか?)

Kono project yatte itadake naideshouka?

Would you please work on this project?

 

2)この ぷろじぇくと やって くれたら とても たすかるんだけど。

(この プロジェクト やってくれたら とても 助かるんだけど)

Kono project yatte kuretara totemo tasukarundakedo.

It will be helpful if you could work on this project.

 

3) おねがいだから この ぷろじぇくと やってくれない?(お願いだから この プロジェクト やってくれない?)

Onegai dakara kono project yatte kurenai?

Please work on this project.

 

4) この ぷろじぇくと やって いただけないでしょうか。どうぞよろしくおねがい いたします。(この プロジェクト やっていただけないでしょうか、 どうぞ 宜しくお願い致します。)

Kono project yatte itadake naideshouka. Douzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.

Would you be so kind to work on this project? It will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

 

Not so nice way:

5)たのむから この ぷろじぇくと やってくれない? (頼むから この プロジェクト やってくれない?)

Tanomukara kono project yatte kurenai?

Could you just work on this project?

 

6)この ぷろじぇくと やってほしい ってわかってるよね?(この プロジェクト やって欲しいって 分かってるよね?)

Kono project yatte hoshi i tte wakatteruyone?

You know that I want you to work on this project, right?

 

7)この ぷろじぇくと やってもらわないと こまるんだけど。(この プロジェクト やってもらわないと こまるんだけど。)

Kono project yatte morawanaito komarun dakedo.

We will be in trouble if you don’t work on this project.

 

8) この ぷろじぇくと やってって たのんでるでしょ? (この プロジェクト やってって 頼んでるでしょ?)

Kono  project yattette tanonderudesho?

I am asking to work on this project, am I not?

 

 

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Born and raised in Japan. She currently lives in U.S. with her husband and two kids.