お願い

おねがい

a request

Also:please

What does お願い mean?

お願い is a Japanese noun meaning a request in English. It can also be translated as please depending on context. It is written as お願い in kanji, おねがい in hiragana, and onegai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

「スミスさんをお願いしたいのですが」「スミスですが」

"I'd like to talk to Mr Smith." "This is Smith speaking."