How to Say “Can you take a photo of us?” in Japanese

How do you say “Can you take a photo of us?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

Can you take a photo of us?

写真撮っていただけますか?

 shashin totte itadakemasuka

If you ask your friend to do it, you can say like this :

写真撮ってくれる?

 shashin totte kureru

Pronunciation

  • Can you … ? = あなたは … してくれる? anatawa … shitekureru
  • take a photo = 写真を撮る shashin o toru
  • of us = わたしたちの watashitachino

We do not usually say “あなたは(= you)” or “わたしたち(= us)” in everyday conversation.


写真
a photo

撮ってくれる?
can take


“撮ってくれる” and “撮っていただけますか” mean the same thing, but the latter is a more polite way of asking.

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