Please give me A (polite)
24
先生、薬をもう少し下さいませんか?
Doctor, could you please give me a bit more medicine?
14
お水を下さいませんか。
Could I please have some water?
12
その服、要らないなら下さいませんか。
If you don't need that clothing could I please have it?
15
アドバイスを下さいませんか?
Could I please have some advice?
Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
Basic Examples:
コーヒーを下さいませんか (could I have a coffee?)
Related Expressions
をください
Where this grammar is found
Grammar usage notes
~をくれませんか。
is an equivalent, although less formal variant of this pattern.
is an equivalent, although less formal variant of this pattern.
Questions/Discussion
Why is 先生 used for "doctor?"
Not straight answer but i see this with artist or crafter as well.
Sensei can be a broad term to address certain individuals that are in professional occupations.
Doctor comes from a Latin word that means teacher. So they really aren’t that different.