How to Say ‘A window seat, please.’ in Japanese
窓側の席をお願いします。
madogawa no seki o o negai shi masu
[mah-doh-gah-wah noh seh-kee oh oh neh-guy shee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: 〜をお願いします (o onegai shimasu) is the all-purpose way to request something: put the item first. For example, 水をお願いします (mizu o onegai shimasu) "water, please".
Phrase Breakdown
窓側の席を
madogawa no seki o
a window seat (object)
窓側 (madogawa) means 'window side'. を (o) marks the thing you want. Say 'ma-do-ga-wa no se-ki o'.
窓側の席を予約しました。
I reserved a window seat.
Words in this phrase
窓側
madogawa
[mah-doh-gah-wah]
window side
A seat location next to the window, often preferred for the view.
窓側をお願いします。
Window-side seating, please.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Connects 'usual' to 'road.'
いつもの道を使いたいです。
I'd like to use the usual road.
席
seki
[seh-kee]
seat
A seat or seating section at a venue.
前の方の席はありますか。
Are there seats toward the front?
を
o
[oh]
object marker
A particle that marks the direct object of the verb, the thing being chosen, seen, or requested.
赤をください。
Please give me red.
お願いします。
o negai shi masu
please / I'd like
This is a polite way to request something. Note the long 'ga-i' and the soft ending 'shi-mas'.
水をお願いします。
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
The polite prefix お makes the word sound more courteous and gentle.
おたんじょうびはたのしいです。
A birthday is fun.
願い
negai
[neh-guy]
request; favor
願い refers to a wish or request, and in お願い it forms a polite request expression.
お願いがあります。
I have a request.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
まいにちべんきょうし ます。
I study every day.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A polite ending attached to verbs in formal everyday speech.
ありますは丁寧な言い方です。
Arimasu is a polite way of saying it.
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