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ちょうだい
choudai
Description
「ちょうだい」は、何かをほしいときに使うことばです。
"ちょうだい" is a word used when you want something.
友だちや家族に使うことが多く、やわらかいお願いの言い方です。
It is often used with friends and family and is a soft way to make a request.
Meanings
ちょうだいchoudai
please give me (casual request for an object)
その水をちょうだい。
Please give me that water.
ちょうだいchoudai
please do (attached to te-form, soft request)
ちょっと待ってちょうだい。
Please wait a moment.
頂戴choudai
to humbly receive (polite/formal)
お手紙を頂戴しました。
I received a letter.
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Notes
- Etymology
from 頂戴する (to humbly receive); casual ちょうだい softens a request, common among women and family.
- Nuance
ちょうだい is friendlier and more casual than ください; overuse can sound childish or feminine.
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