How do you say "Separate checks, please" in Japanese?

Quick use

Use べつべつでおねがいします (betsubetsu de onegai shimasu) at a restaurant when you want to pay separately.

Chunk or pattern

• Reusable pattern: 〜 で / おねがいします
• Replace 〜 with the way you want something handled.
• In this phrase, べつべつで means “separately.”

Core words

• べつべつ: separately.

Helper words and endings

• で: here, it shows the way or method.
• おねがいします: polite request ending. In practice, learn it as “please.”

Practical note

Some restaurants cannot split the bill, but this is the normal short phrase to ask first.