Onegaishimasu meanings, reply and when to use


_Onegaishimasu_ is used by Japanese people a lot. What does it mean, in what
context is it used, and how do I respond to this?

I found on the web that it means:

> Please take care of me.
>
> I am in your care.
>
> Do me this favor.




You can think of it as the word ¨please¨ in English. If someone says おねがいしますね
to you, they are always asking you to do something or expect something from
you.

For example if a friend tells me that she likes chocolates and I say, I will
buy for you. Then she might say, お願いします。 meaning, ¨please do¨, or ¨that would
be great¨.

If you want to imply that the other person should actually do something
because it's important, you can use おねがいしますよ which is a bit stronger.  
For example I can ask my brother to pick up my kids from school tomorrow and I
can at the end of the sentence say おねがいしますよ as a way to emphasise that he
shouldn't forget this. I think this is the example of what you posted in your
question ¨Please take care of me.¨

You can respond to the おねがいします as どうぞ ¨here you go¨ when they are asking you
for something, or you can answer はい、わかりました ”understood” when it's an important
request that you will do later.

Hope this helps.




You can think of it as the word ¨please¨ in English. If someone says おねがいしますね
to you, they are always asking you to do something or expect something from
you.

For example if a friend tells me that she likes chocolates and I say, I will
buy for you. Then she might say, お願いします。 meaning, ¨please do¨, or ¨that would
be great¨.

If you want to imply that the other person should actually do something
because it's important, you can use おねがいしますよ which is a bit stronger.  
For example I can ask my brother to pick up my kids from school tomorrow and I
can at the end of the sentence say おねがいしますよ as a way to emphasise that he
shouldn't forget this. I think this is the example of what you posted in your
question ¨Please take care of me.¨

You can respond to the おねがいします as どうぞ ¨here you go¨ when they are asking you
for something, or you can answer はい、わかりました ”understood” when it's an important
request that you will do later.

Hope this helps.

