お／ご〜ください
お／ご〜ください means please do (honorific request). It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. Use 「ご」 often with Sino-Japanese words and 「お」 often with native Japanese verbs, followed by the masu-stem and 「ください」 to make a respectful request. It is common in signs, announcements, and customer service.
Japanese sources describe it as 「尊敬語の依頼」.
お／ご〜ください examples
少々お待ちください。
Please wait a moment.
こちらにお名前をお書きください。
Please write your name here.
お／ご〜ください exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
少々（ ）ください。
- お待ち ✓
- ご待ち
- お待って
- 待ちて
Please wait a moment.
こちらで（ ）ください。
- お休み ✓
- ご休み
- 休んで
- お休んで
Please rest here.
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