彼かれの口くちをテープで塞ふさいで頂戴ちょうだい。
Tape that guy’s mouth shut for me.

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Read the explanation below to understand the nuance of how this grammar structure is used.

The Lowdown on the Nuance

In the streets of Tokyo, ～て頂戴 (te choudai) is basically the casual, slightly “bossy” cousin of ~te kudasai. It’s a way to ask someone to do something, but it carries a specific vibe. Historically, it’s associated with feminine speech or mothers telling their kids what to do.

Think of it like Alonzo Harris in Training Day. He doesn’t always have to yell; sometimes he just tells you to do something with that smooth, terrifying confidence. When you use ～て頂戴, you’re making a request, but you’re expecting it to get done. It’s “polite” on the surface, but underneath, there’s no room for “no.”

When to Use This Hustle

You use this when you’re talking to someone “below” you in the hierarchy, or when you’re being cheeky with a homie. If you’re the Don of the family and you want your nephew to go grab some cannoli (or some karaage), you hit him with the ～て頂戴. It’s perfect for situations where you want to sound sophisticated but still let ’em know who’s holding the keys to the kingdom.

The Metaphor

Using ～て頂戴 is like wearing a velvet glove over a brass knuckle. The “velvet” is the polite-sounding request, making it seem like you’re being nice. But the “brass knuckle” is the underlying authority that says, “If this doesn’t happen, we’re gonna have a problem.” It’s the grammar equivalent of a mob boss saying, “Do me a favor,” while his bodyguards are standing right behind him.

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Check the chart below to see how we flip the script on these verbs.

Verb Type	Dictionary Form	Te-form + 頂戴	English Translation
Group 1	書かく	書かいて頂戴ちょうだい。	Write it down for me.
Group 2	食たべる	食たべて頂戴ちょうだい。	Eat it up.
Irregular	する	して頂戴ちょうだい。	Do it for me.
Irregular	来くる	来きて頂戴ちょうだい。	Come over here.

To get this right, you just take the Te-form of any verb and slap 頂戴 (choudai) on the end. If you want to be even more casual, you can drop the “頂” and just say “ちょうだい” in hiragana. It’s like shortening “Information” to “the 411.” It makes the request feel smoother and less like a formal contract.

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Read and master the example sentences below.

最後さいごに言いい残のこしたことを言いって頂戴ちょうだい。
Say your last words for me.

隠かくし場所ばしょを教おしえて頂戴ちょうだい。
Tell me where the stash is hidden.

血ちがついたシャツを洗あらって頂戴ちょうだい。
Wash this blood-stained shirt for me.

監視かんしカメラを壊こわして頂戴ちょうだい。
Smash the security cameras for me.

毒味どくみをして頂戴ちょうだい、この寿司すし怪あやしいから。
Taste-test this for poison, this sushi looks sus.

私わたしの代かわりに刑務所けいむしょに行いって頂戴ちょうだい。
Go to prison in my place, would ya?

その銃じゅうをしまって頂戴ちょうだい、危あぶないから。
Put that piece away, it’s dangerous.

この手紙てがみを組長くみちょうに届とどけて頂戴ちょうだい。
Deliver this letter to the big boss.

私わたしの靴くつを磨みがいて頂戴ちょうだい。
Shine my shoes for me.

証拠しょうこを全部ぜんぶ燃もやして頂戴ちょうだい。
Burn all the evidence for me.

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Stay dangerous.