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How do you say "Check, please" in Japanese?

Use this at a restaurant when you want the check, receipt, or payment step.

Check, please

会計

Use おかいけいおねがいします (okaikei onegai shimasu) at a restaurant when you want the check, receipt, or payment step. Treat it as a fixed phrase you learn as one practical chunk.

Answer

Two layers, same practical line

おかいけいおねがいします

おかいけい おねがいします

okaikei onegai shimasu

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Quick use

Use おかいけいおねがいします (okaikei onegai shimasu) at a restaurant when you want the check, receipt, or payment step. Learn it as a ready-to-use line you can say smoothly.

Chunk or pattern

  • This is a fixed phrase.
  • Learn the whole line first instead of rebuilding it word by word.
  • Once it feels automatic, it becomes much easier to use under pressure.

Helper words and endings

  • おねがいします: polite request ending. In practice, learn it as "please."

Practical note

Restaurant staff are usually listening for the key item or problem, so a short clear line works well.