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Look at the picture: the customer wants one slice of cake. Use this pattern to say what you want when ordering food or shopping.

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Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 1

〜を〜ください~ o ~ kudasai

polite request when ordering

Use 「〜を〜ください」 to politely ask for an item, adding its quantity after を when needed.

How it works

Look at the picture: the customer wants one slice of cake. Use this pattern to say what you want when ordering food or shopping.
「ください」 means “please give me.” Name the item you want to make a polite request.
The pattern is “item ＋を＋ quantity ＋ください”. Put the quantity after 「を」, not before the item.
There is just one slice of cake in the picture. 「一つ」 means “one” and is read 「ひとつ」, not 「いちつ」.
「二つ」 is read 「ふたつ」. To order two salads, say 「サラダを二つください」.

You can also say 「ケーキをください」 without specifying a quantity. Add a quantity to make clear how many you want.

Use the right counter for the item. In the original dialogue, the burgers use 「二つ」 and bottled water uses 「一本（いっぽん）」.

A
すみません。すみませんカレーかれーを1つひとつください。ください
A: Excuse me. One curry, please.
B
はい、はいカレーかれー1つひとつですね。ね
B: Yes, one curry.
A
ハンバーガーはんばーがーを2つふたつと水みずを1本いっぽんください。ください
A: Two hamburgers and a bottle of water, please.
B
はい。はい
B: Yes.