くれ is the plain command form of くれる (“give to me”). After a て-form it asks someone to do something for you: 待ってくれ (“wait!”), 助けてくれ (“help me!”). With ないで it means “don’t…”: 心配しないでくれ (“don’t worry”). Adding よ (待ってくれよ) makes it sound pleading or fed up.
A direct request with no softening. Fine with close friends or in an emergency; rude toward anyone above you.
In a world overrun by zombies, someone outside a door begs the people inside to let them in.
Please, hurry, let me in!
Textbookお願いします、早く入れてください。「入れてください」 became the blunt 「入れてくれ」; with 「頼む」 it sounds desperate rather than rude.
At an Okinawan izakaya, someone says the manager should be told, and a staff member reacts.
Don't do that, don't do that!
Textbookそれはやめてください。「〜てください」 became the plain imperative 「〜てくれ」, a blunt, rough-sounding request.
One performer lectures a senior called Corset about how they treat the junior members of their agency.
Culture note In Japanese comedy agencies, senior comedians are expected to take juniors out drinking, and usually pay.
Do that kind of stuff properly, will you!
Textbookそういうことはきちんとやってください。'やってください' becomes blunt 'やってくれ', with 'よ' adding push; 'そういうことは' shrinks to 'そういうの'.
Someone confronts a rival for mocking the person they like, but that person seems to take the rival's side.
Then you two have fun together.
Textbookでは、お二人で仲良くしてください。「やってください」 became the blunt 「やってくれ」; here it is a bitter, sarcastic send-off.
At their part-time job, one performer puts something on and they get excited about how cool it looks.
Look at me!
Textbook私を見てください。'見てください' becomes blunt '見てくれ', the plain command form of くれる; '私' becomes the casual male '俺'.
The speaker's best friend Takabayashi has asked them to meet up and is pitching a multi-level marketing scheme.
Tell me, Takabayashi.
Textbook教えてください、高林さん。「教えてください」 became the blunt imperative 「教えてくれ」, a direct demand between close friends.
From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.
〜てくれ means “do it (for me)!” (blunt request). くれ is the plain command form of くれる (“give to me”). After a て-form it asks someone to do something for you: 待ってくれ (“wait!”), 助けてくれ (“help me!”). With ないで it means “don’t…”: 心配しないでくれ (“don’t worry”). Adding よ (待ってくれよ) makes it sound pleading or fed up.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: avoid. With a boss or teacher: avoid. A direct request with no softening. Fine with close friends or in an emergency; rude toward anyone above you.
In 2,334 live comedy routines, 〜てくれ appears in 783 lines from 167 comedians.