Japanese in 20 seconds
“Shall I heat this up?” — answering 温めますか at a Japanese konbini
Buy a bento at a Japanese convenience store and the clerk asks “こちら温めますか？”. Two answers, you choose: “お願いします” (yes, please) or “大丈夫です” (no, thanks).
The clerk says
こちら温めますか？
Shall I heat this up?
You say
お願いします。
Yes, please.
What it means
- お願いします = YES
- 大丈夫です = NO
The first one means yes, please. The second one means no, thanks. You choose!
Say it slowly
お願いします
o · ne · gai · shi · ma · su
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