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VideogameDC wrote:
Wait a minute. when you say ''please'' in japanese, is it ''Onegaishimasu''? Or is it ''kudasai''?
As far as I can tell "Onegaishimasu" is more formal. One example I've seen that fits ErnieYoung's "praying" analogy is when people say "Onegaishimasu" whilst clasping their hands on TV when the results of a contest is about to be announced, as if to say "please please let me win". Here's some discussion from a quick Google with people discussing when to use onegaishimasu vs kudasai.
http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/269
solari wrote:
I think 'bet' came out because bet is 賭け(kake) in Japanese.
Ah yeah, makes sense since they sound the same!

