No. 616 in Japanese
お願い
"お願い" means "request" or "please" in English.
In a sentence
お願いがあります。
I have a favor to ask.
In this sentence, 'お願い' is used to express the speaker's request or favor they want to ask of someone.
手伝ってもらえるとお願いできますか。
Can I request your help?
Here, 'お願い' takes the form of a verb 'お願いできます', indicating the act of requesting assistance.
お願い、もう少し静かにしてくれる？
Please, can you be a little quieter?
In this case, 'お願い' is used as an interjection to politely request a change in behavior.
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