お~ください Please do (honorific)

please do (honorific)

■ お + Verb (-masu stem form) + ください
お読みください (please read)
■ お or ご + (する) Nouns + ください
ご遠慮ください (please refrain (from doing something))
例文 EXAMPLE SENTENCE
ここで少々お待ちください。
here | at | a little | (honorific) | wait | please
Please wait here a little.
Vocabulary & Notes
ここに名前をお書きください。
here | at | name | (direct object marker) | (polite) | write | please
Please write your name here.
Vocabulary & Notes
COMMENTS
Typically, with nouns, お is used with Chinese-origin words and ご is used with Japanese-origin words:
- ご結婚 marriage (Chinese origin)
- ご本 book (Chinese origin)
- お肉 meat (Japanese)
- おはし chopsticks (Japanese)
■ This is a polite way to ask someone to do something. On use with nouns that imply action (する nouns).

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