About This Lesson
Use Basic Home Actions and Choices to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
ドアを開けてください。
DOH-ah oh ah-keh-teh koo-dah-SAI Please open the door.
B
窓を閉めてください。
MAH-doh oh she-meh-teh koo-dah-SAI Please close the window.
A
それをつけてください。
soh-reh oh tsoo-keh-teh koo-dah-SAI Please turn it on.
B
それを消してください。
soh-reh oh keh-shee-teh koo-dah-SAI Please turn it off.
A
これをください。
koh-reh oh koo-dah-SAI Please give me this.
B
これを取ります。
koh-reh oh toh-ree-MAHS I will take this.Word by Word
ドア
“ドア” means “door” here. It is the thing being opened in “ドアを開けてください”. Use it for a door at home or in another building, commonly with “を” before an action.
を
“を” marks the object of the action. In “ドアを開けてください” and “窓を閉めてください”, it shows what is opened or closed. Reuse the pattern “[object]を + action” when saying what someone does.
開けて
“開けて” means “open” in the request “ドアを開けてください”. It is the form used before “ください” to make a polite request; the citation form is “開ける”. Use the pattern “[object]を開けてください” when asking someone to open something.
ください
“ください” makes the preceding action a polite request, as in “開けてください” meaning “please open it”. It follows the て-form of the requested action. Use “[action in て-form]ください” when asking someone politely to do something.
窓
“窓” means “window” here. It is the thing being closed in “窓を閉めてください”. Use it with “を” before an action when talking about a window as the object.
閉めて
“閉めて” means “close” in the request “窓を閉めてください”. It is the form used before “ください” to make a polite request; the citation form is “閉める”. Use the pattern “[object]を閉めてください” when asking someone to close something.
それ
“それ” refers to “it” or “that” in “それをつけてください” and “それを消してください”. It identifies something already understood in the conversation. Use “それを” before an action when referring to that object as the thing affected.
つけて
“つけて” means “turn on” in “それをつけてください”. It is the form used before “ください” to make a polite request; the citation form is “つける”. Use the pattern “[object]をつけてください” when asking someone to turn something on.
消して
“消して” means “turn off” in “それを消してください”. It is the form used before “ください” to make a polite request; the citation form is “消す”. Use the pattern “[object]を消してください” when asking someone to turn something off.
これ
“これ” means “this” in “これをください” and “これを取ります”. It refers to something near the speaker or currently indicated. Use “これを” when identifying this thing as the object of a request or action.
取ります
“取ります” means “take” for the speaker’s action in “これを取ります”. It is a polite form of “取る”, used here to say that the speaker will take this. Use the pattern “[object]を取ります” when politely stating that you will take or pick up something.
Grammar Points
～てください
ドアを開けてください。
DOH-ah oh ah-keh-teh koo-dah-SAIPlease open the door.
The て-form + ください makes a polite request: “please do …”
これ／それをください
これをください。
koh-reh oh koo-dah-SAIPlease give me this.
Use をください to politely ask for the item indicated by これ or それ.
Japanese Vocabulary
ください
phrase
koo-dah-SAI
please give me
これをください。
これ
pron
koh-reh
this
これをください。
それ
pron
soh-reh
it; that
それをつけてください。
つけてください
phrase
tsoo-keh-teh koo-dah-SAI
please turn on
それをつけてください。
ドア
noun
DOH-ah
door
ドアを開けてください。
開けてください
phrase
ah-keh-teh koo-dah-SAI
please open
ドアを開けてください。
取ります
verb
toh-ree-MAHS
will take; take
これを取ります。
消してください
phrase
keh-shee-teh koo-dah-SAI
please turn off
それを消してください。
窓
noun
MAH-doh
window
窓を閉めてください。
閉めてください
phrase
she-meh-teh koo-dah-SAI
please close
窓を閉めてください。
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
please open
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開けてくださいplease turn on
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つけてくださいplease turn off
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消してくださいplease close