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- "Please say your name."
"Please say your name."
Translation:あなたの名前を言ってください。
June 25, 2017
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お名前を教えて下さい, would be the standard polite version, if you are asking for someone's name for the 1st time. 言って下さい, could probably only be used if you didnt hear it the 1st time or just forgot after a long conversation. Otherwise, for ~ 言ってください, you can probably use it only if you are in a position of authority, e.g. teacher, policeman, doctor, medical emergency or security personel asking a member of public, which could be misinterpreted as rude under normal circumstances when in fact you didnt plan to