How to Say ‘Please treat me well. / Nice to work with you.’ in Japanese
よろしくおねがいします。
よろしくおねがいします。
💬 Usage Tip: Hiragana version of [よろしくお願いします]. Writing it in hiragana looks softer and very common in beginner materials.
🇯🇵 In Japan: When meeting someone for the first time in Japan, ending your self-introduction with [よろしくお願いします] is a safe, natural finish.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
よろしくよろしく
[yoroshiku]
well; favorably; kindly (set phrase)
Same meaning as よろしくお願いします; this version uses hiragana for おねがいします and is still polite.
はじめまして。よろしくおねがいします。
Nice to meet you. Please treat me well.
おお
[o]
honorific prefix (o-)
Polite prefix used before ねがいします in the greeting.
よろしくおねがいします。わたしは留学生です。
Nice to meet you. I’m an international student.
ねがいねがい
[negai]
request; favor (hiragana form)
ねがい is “request/favor” (願い) written in hiragana. In greetings it implies “please (be kind to me).”
よろしくおねがいします。日本語を勉強しています。
Nice to meet you. I’m studying Japanese.
しし
[shi]
do (humble/polite) (stem)
し is the stem of する; part of the fixed polite phrase おねがいします.
これからよろしくおねがいします。一緒にがんばりましょう。
I look forward to working with you. Let’s do our best together.
ますます
[masu]
polite present ending (makes it polite)
ます makes the phrase polite; very common at school/work when meeting someone.
よろしくおねがいします。あしたもお願いします。
Nice to meet you. Please take care of me tomorrow too.
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