{"id":5572,"date":"2017-10-29T00:15:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T00:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=5572"},"modified":"2017-10-29T04:02:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T04:02:31","slug":"how-to-ask-for-help-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/how-to-ask-for-help-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to ask for help in Japanese?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, when was the last time you had to ask for help?<\/p>\n

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Photo from Wanaku on flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n

I hate asking myself, but you know what? sometimes you might have a situation where you have no choice. It’s just life and it happens unfortunately. In English, must know word for “asking for help”, and yes sometimes for “asking for help” is of course “Please”, but in Japanese, we have similar word, “Onegai (\u304a\u306d\u304c\u3044\u3001\u304a\u9858\u3044)”<\/p>\n

This is a must know word even if you are not “asking” someone. Just like in English, it is good to know when you want to “ask” someone to do something for you.<\/p>\n

Below is a quick lessons on different variations of\u00a0 “Onegai (\u304a\u306d\u304c\u3044\u3001\u304a\u9858\u3044) in different situations. In Japanese, it totally depends on who you are talking to. If you are talking in Keigo\u3000style (\u3051\u3044\u3054\u3001\u656c\u8a9e) to your manager, boss or customer, notice how it changes.<\/p>\n

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Talking to friends and family~<\/strong><\/p>\n

Onegai (\u304a\u306d\u304c\u3044\u3000\u304a\u9858\u3044,\u00a0 please)<\/p>\n

Can you please bring me the document by tomorrow?<\/p>\n

Ashita made ni onegai dakara sono shorui o watashi no tokoro ni todokete kure nai?<\/p>\n

\u3042\u3057\u305f\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u304a\u306d\u304c\u3044\u3000\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u3057\u3087\u308b\u3044\u3092\u3000\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3000\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3000\u306b\u3000\u3068\u3069\u3051\u3066\u3000\u304f\u308c\u306a\u3044\uff1f<\/p>\n

\u660e\u65e5\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3000\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u66f8\u985e\u3092\u3000\u79c1\u306e\u3000\u6240\u306b\u3000\u5c4a\u3051\u3066\u3000\u304f\u308c\u306a\u3044\uff1f<\/p>\n

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Tanomu (\u305f\u306e\u3080\u304b\u3089\u3000\u983c\u3080\u304b\u3089,\u00a0asking, to ask)<\/p>\n

Can you please bring me the document by tomorrow?<\/p>\n

Tanomu kara ashita made ni\u00a0 sono shorui o watashi no tokoro ni todokete kure nai?<\/p>\n

\u305f\u306e\u3080\u304b\u3089\u3000\u3042\u3057\u305f\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u3057\u3087\u308b\u3044\u3092\u3000\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3000\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3000\u306b\u3000\u3068\u3069\u3051\u3066\u3000\u304f\u308c\u306a\u3044\uff1f<\/p>\n

\u983c\u3080\u304b\u3089\u3000\u660e\u65e5\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u66f8\u985e\u3092\u3000\u79c1\u306e\u3000\u6240\u306b\u3000\u5c4a\u3051\u3066\u3000\u304f\u308c\u306a\u3044\uff1f<\/p>\n

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Business situations\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u301c Naide shoka (\u301c\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b,\u301cCoud you please\uff09<\/p>\n

Could you please bring me the document by tomorrow?<\/p>\n

Ashita made ni\u00a0 sono shorui o watashi no tokoro ni todokete itadake nai de shoka?<\/p>\n

\u3042\u3057\u305f\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u3057\u3087\u308b\u3044\u3092\u3000\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3000\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u3000\u3068\u3069\u3051\u3066\u3000\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3000\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n

\u660e\u65e5\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u66f8\u985e\u3092\u3000\u79c1\u306e\u3000\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u3000\u5c4a\u3051\u3066\u3000\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n

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Kano desho ka (\u301c\u304b\u306e\u3046\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b,\u3000\u53ef\u80fd\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b, will it be possible?\uff09<\/p>\n

Will it be possible to bring me the document by tomorrow?<\/p>\n

Ashita made ni\u00a0 sono shorui o watashi no tokoro ni todokete itadaku koto wa kano de shoka?<\/p>\n

\u3042\u3057\u305f\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u3057\u3087\u308b\u3044\u3092\u3000\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3000\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u3000\u3068\u3069\u3051\u3066\u3000\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3000\u304b\u306e\u3046<\/p>\n

\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n

\u660e\u65e5\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u66f8\u985e\u3092\u3000\u79c1\u306e\u3000\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u3000\u5c4a\u3051\u3066\u3000\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3000\u53ef\u80fd\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n

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Do shitemo onegaishitai no desuga (\u301c\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3000\u304a\u306d\u304c\u3044\u3057\u305f\u3044\u306e\u3000\u3067\u3059\u304c,\u3000\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3000\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u305f\u3044\u306e\u3000\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001I would like to ask you if possible at all.\uff09<\/p>\n

I would like to ask you if it’s possible at all to bring me the document by tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Ashita made ni\u00a0 sono shorui o watashi no tokoro ni todokete itadaku yoni do shitemo onegai shitai no desuga.<\/p>\n

\u3042\u3057\u305f\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u3057\u3087\u308b\u3044\u3092\u3000\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3000\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u3000\u3068\u3069\u3051\u3066\u3000\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3000\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3000\u3057\u305f\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3002<\/p>\n

\u660e\u65e5\u3000\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3000\u305d\u306e\u3000\u66f8\u985e\u3092\u3000\u79c1\u306e\u3000\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u3000\u5c4a\u3051\u3066\u3000\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3000\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3000\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u305f\u3044\u306e\u3000\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3002<\/p>\n

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There are different variations of asking for the same thing,\u00a0 depending on who you are talking to. Please let me know if you have any questions on this lesson. Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

So, when was the last time you had to ask for help? I hate asking myself, but you know what? sometimes you might have a situation where you have no choice. It’s just life and it happens unfortunately. In English, must know word for “asking for help”, and yes sometimes for “asking for help” is…<\/p>\n

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