Given the context of the situation, we do not need to specify that the picture be of us/the children in the photo as we would in English. As we have learned in previous lessons, it is often preferred to omit redundant or implied information in Japanese. Thus, we can simply ask, ‘Please take a picture.’

We have learned that the word for ‘photo’ is ‘写真（しゃしん）.’ Since it is a direct object in this sentence, we know it needs to be marked with ‘を,’ and we have learned that the verb for ‘to take (a photo)’ is ‘撮る（とる）.’ With these components, we have everything we need to render the sentence.

There are many, many ways to ask politely for someone to do something in Japanese, but for now we will use the ‘てください’ form to express the idea of ‘please (do something).’ Note that this is a generic, polite way to ask for a favor or help, but it is far from the politest way to ask—this verbal construction will get you by in most everyday interactions in Japan (asking for help at the store, asking a stranger for directions, etc.) without sounding rude. It would not be an appropriate way, however, to ask your teacher or boss for a favor; we will learn the appropriate forms for such requests later in our studies.

To conjugate a verb into the ‘てください’ form, we find the て-form of the verb by determining which class and subclass of verb it belongs to and conjugating accordingly (please refer to Page 150-1 of your Genki I textbook if you need a reminder). Once we have done this, we append the characters ‘ください’ to the end of the て-form.

The children in the photo are asking the adult to take a picture of them. We answer the following:
写真を撮ってください。（しゃしんをとってください。）

Given the context of the situation, we do not need to specify that the person in the photo specifically teach us/the asker as we would in English. As we have learned in previous lessons, it is often preferred to omit redundant or implied information in Japanese. Thus, we can simply ask, ‘Please teach this kanji.

We know that the word for kanji is the same in English as it is in Japanese, ‘漢字（かんじ）,’ and we have learned how to say ‘this’ as an adjective or noun by saying ‘これ’ or ‘この,’ respectively. Since ‘this kanji’ is a direct object in this sentence, we know it needs to be marked with ‘を,’ and we have learned that the verb for ‘to teach’ is ‘教える.’ With these components, we have everything we need to render the sentence.

There are many, many ways to ask politely for someone to do something in Japanese, but for now we will use the ‘てください’ form to express the idea of ‘please (do something).’ Note that this is a generic, polite way to ask for a favor or help, but it is far from the politest way to ask—this verbal construction will get you by in most everyday interactions in Japan (asking for help at the store, asking a stranger for directions, etc.) without sounding rude. It would not be an appropriate way, however, to ask your teacher or boss for a favor with this form; we will learn the appropriate forms for such requests later in our studies.

To conjugate a verb into the ‘てください’ form, we find the て-form of the verb by determining to which class and subclass of verb it belongs to and conjugating accordingly (please refer to Page 150-1 of your Genki I textbook if you need a reminder). Once we have done this, we append the characters ‘ください’ to the end of the て-form.

The person with the bag is asking the other person to teach them a specific kanji. We answer the following:
この漢字を教えてください。（このかんじをおしえてください。）

In this question, the request is ‘Please carry this bag.’

We have learned that the word for ‘bag’ is ‘鞄（かばん）,’ and we have learned how to say ‘this’ as a noun or an adjective by saying ‘これ’ or ‘この,’ respectively. Since it is a direct object in this sentence, we know it needs to be marked with ‘を,’ and we have learned that the verb for ‘to carry’ is ‘持つ（もつ）.’ With these components, we have everything we need to render the sentence.

There are many, many ways to ask politely for someone to do something in Japanese, but for now we will use the ‘てください’ form to express the idea of ‘please (do something).’ Note that this is a generic, polite way to ask for a favor or help, but it is far from the politest way to ask—this verbal construction will get you by in most everyday interactions in Japan (asking for help at the store, asking a stranger for directions, etc.) without sounding rude. It would not be an appropriate way, however, to ask your teacher or boss for a favor; we will learn the appropriate forms for such requests later in our studies.

To conjugate a verb into the ‘てください’ form, we find the て-form of the verb by determining which class and subclass of verb it belongs to and conjugating accordingly (please refer to Page 150-1 of your Genki I textbook if you need a reminder). Once we have done this, we append the characters ‘ください’ to the end of the て-form.

The older person is asking the younger person to carry this bag. We answer the following:
この鞄を持ってください。（このかばんをもってください。）

In this question, the request is ‘Please use this towel.’

We see just below the picture that the word for ‘towel’ is ‘タオル,’ and we have learned how to say ‘this’ as a noun or an adjective by saying ‘これ’ or ‘この,’ respectively. Since it is a direct object in this sentence, we know it needs to be marked with ‘を,’ and we have learned that the verb for ‘to use’ is ‘使う（つかう）.’ With these components, we have everything we need to render the sentence.

There are many, many ways to ask politely for someone to do something in Japanese, but for now we will use the ‘てください’ form to express the idea of ‘please (do something).’ Note that this is a generic, polite way to ask for a favor or help, but it is far from the politest way to ask—this verbal construction will get you by in most everyday interactions in Japan (asking for help at the store, asking a stranger for directions, etc.) without sounding rude. It would not be an appropriate way, however, to ask your teacher or boss for a favor; we will learn the appropriate forms for such requests later in our studies.

To conjugate a verb into the ‘てください’ form, we find the て-form of the verb by determining which class and subclass of verb it belongs to and conjugating accordingly (please refer to Page 150-1 of your Genki I textbook if you need a reminder). Once we have done this, we append the characters ‘ください’ to the end of the て-form.

In this picture, the person on the right is asking the person at the sink to use this towel. We answer the following:
このタオルを使ってください。（このタオルをつかってください。）

In this question, the request is ‘Please sit down.’

All that we need to answer this question is the verb ‘to sit,’ which in Japanese is ‘座る（すわる）.’

There are many, many ways to ask politely for someone to do something in Japanese, but for now we will use the ‘てください’ form to express the idea of ‘please (do something).’ Note that this is a generic, polite way to ask for a favor or help, but it is far from the politest way to ask—this verbal construction will get you by in most everyday interactions in Japan (asking for help at the store, asking a stranger for directions, etc.) without sounding rude. It would not be an appropriate way, however, to ask your teacher or boss for a favor; we will learn the appropriate forms for such requests later in our studies.

To conjugate a verb into the ‘てください’ form, we find the て-form of the verb by determining which class and subclass of verb it belongs to and conjugating accordingly (please refer to Page 150-1 of your Genki I textbook if you need a reminder). Once we have done this, we append the characters ‘ください’ to the end of the て-form.

In this picture, the person on the right is asking the standing person to sit down. We answer the following:
座ってください。（すわってください。）

In this question, the request is ‘Please bring a book.’

We have learned that the word for ‘book’ is ‘本（ほん）.’ Since it is a direct object in this sentence, we know it needs to be marked with ‘を,’ and we have learned that the verb for ‘to bring (something)’ is ‘持ってくる）.’ With these components, we have everything we need to render the sentence.

There are many, many ways to ask politely for someone to do something in Japanese, but for now we will use the ‘てください’ form to express the idea of ‘please (do something).’ Note that this is a generic, polite way to ask for a favor or help, but it is far from the politest way to ask—this verbal construction will get you by in most everyday interactions in Japan (asking for help at the store, asking a stranger for directions, etc.) without sounding rude. It would not be an appropriate way, however, to ask your teacher or boss for a favor; we will learn the appropriate forms for such requests later in our studies.

To conjugate a verb into the ‘てください’ form, we find the て-form of the verb by determining which class and subclass of verb it belongs to and conjugating accordingly (please refer to Page 150-1 of your Genki I textbook if you need a reminder). Once we have done this, we append the characters ‘ください’ to the end of the て-form. Note that verbs that end in ‘くる’ conjugate irregularly.

In this picture, the person on the right is asking the person on the left to bring a book. We answer the following:
本を持ってきてください。（ほんをもってきてください。）