〜てください～te kudasai
"please do (something)" — a polite request or instruction.
What it means
Attach ください to a verb's て-form to politely ask someone to do something — "please do X." ください comes from 下さる, the honorific verb "to give," so you're literally asking them to "kindly give you" the action.
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Related N5 grammar: 〜たい · 〜が欲しい · 〜ましょう