もう一つお願いします
mō hitotsu onegaishimasu
The English phrase "one more please" is translated into Japanese as もう一つお願いします (mō hitotsu onegaishimasu).
This phrase is a polite request for an additional item of the same kind. It is used when you want one more of a discrete, countable object. For non-countable substances like water or rice, you would use a different phrase such as mō sukoshi to mean "a little more".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
You can also use もう一つください, which is a slightly more direct but still polite way to say "one more please". This version is used in formal settings or with someone you don't know well.
How does it change in a sentence?
The counter hitotsu used in this phrase is for general objects. If you are requesting one more of a specific category, such as a person or a long object, the counter must be changed to the appropriate one for that category.
How do you pronounce it?
mō hitotsu onegaishimasu
Did you know?
- In a restaurant, if you want one more order of the same dish, you might say okawari instead of using the phrase mō hitotsu.
- The word 一つ (hitotsu) is part of a native Japanese counting system that is distinct from the system borrowed from Chinese.
- While onegaishimasu is polite, using it to ask for one more of a person, such as an employee, can sound like you are treating a human being as a mere object.
Examples in context
- すみません、もうひとつください。Excuse me, one more please.
- もう一つお願いします。Mō hitotsu onegaishimasu.One more, please.
- このパンをもう一つお願いします。Kono pan o mō hitotsu onegaishimasu.One more of this bread, please.
- もう一つお願いします。とても美味しいです。Mō hitotsu onegaishimasu. Totemo oishii desu.One more, please. It is very delicious.
Example conversation
At a bakery, Kenta is ordering more pastries.
- 健太 Kentaこのクロワッサンをもう一つお願いします。Kono kurowassan o mō hitotsu onegaishimasu.One more of this croissant, please.
- 結衣 Yuiはい、かしこまりました。Hai, kashikomarimashita.Yes, certainly.
- 健太 Kenta結衣さんも食べますか？Yui-san mo tabemasu ka?Yui, do you want to eat some too?
- 結衣 Yuiはい、ありがとうございます。Hai, arigatō gozaimasu.Yes, thank you.
