二つお願いします
futatsu onegaishimasu
The English phrase 'two please' can be said in Japanese as 二つお願いします (futatsu onegaishimasu).
This phrase is used to request two of an item when ordering or buying something.
Which one should you use?
While 二つお願いします is a standard way to say 'two please', 二つください is another common polite way to specifically ask for two items. You can use the expression 二ついただけますか, which translates to 'May I have two, please?'
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For formal situations, you can use 二つお願いします, 二つください or 二ついただけますか. In informal settings, you might hear ふたつお願い or ふたつくれ.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term 二つ uses the counter suffix -つ (-tsu), which is used for many general objects. However, you cannot use this suffix for people, animals or long cylindrical objects.
How do you pronounce it?
futatsu onegaishimasu
Did you know?
- If you are ordering a pair of items that naturally belong together, like chopsticks, you would say 一組 (hitokumi) meaning 'one set' rather than asking for 'two' individual pieces.
- The word 二つ comes from a native Japanese counting system that exists entirely separately from the Sino-Japanese system used for dates and math.
- In Japanese restaurants, you can order 'two please' by simply holding up two fingers, which is often more common than saying 二つお願いします out loud.
Examples in context
- カフェでコーヒーをふたつお願いしますTwo coffees, please, at the café.
- 二つお願いします。futatsu onegaishimasu.Two, please.
- リンゴを二つお願いします。ringo o futatsu onegaishimasu.Two apples, please.
- コーヒーを二つお願いします。koohii o futatsu onegaishimasu.Two coffees, please.
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are ordering donuts at a bakery.
- 健太 Kentaどっちのドーナツにする？Docchi no dōnatsu ni suru?Which donuts are you getting?
- 結衣 Yui私はチョコがいいな。Watashi wa choko ga ii na.I want the chocolate ones.
- 健太 Kentaじゃあ、チョコを二つお願いします。Jā, choko o futatsu onegaishimasu.Then, two chocolates, please.
- 結衣 Yuiありがとう、健太くん。Arigatō, Kenta-kun.Thank you, Kenta.
