Japanese phrase
謝ってほしいです。 ayama tte ho shi i de su
Meaning
I'd like you to apologize.
When to use it
Expresses a request for an apology. The wording is polite but direct and can show that the speaker expects the other person to take responsibility.
Example dialogue
さっきのこと、謝ってほしいです。 sa kki no ko to ayama tte ho shi i de su
I'd like you to apologize for what happened earlier.
すみません。言い方が悪かったです。 su mi ma se n i i kata ga waru ka tta de su
I'm sorry. I phrased that badly.