How to Say ‘An aisle seat, please.’ in Japanese
通路側の席をお願いします。
tsuuro gawa no seki o o negai shi masu
[tsoo-roh gah-wah noh seh-kee oh oh neh-guy shee mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: At check-in, staff will often ask 窓側と通路側、どちらがよろしいですか "window or aisle, which would you prefer?", and this is the expected answer. It's polite enough for any counter in Japan.
Phrase Breakdown
通路側の席を
tsuuro gawa no seki o
an aisle seat (object)
通路側 (tsūrogawa) means 'aisle side'. を (o) marks the object. Stretch the 'tsū'.
通路側の席を選びました。
I chose an aisle seat.
Words in this phrase
通路
tsuuro
[tsoo-roh]
aisle
The passageway between rows of seats.
通路側の席が便利です。
An aisle seat is convenient.
側
gawa
[gah-wah]
side
側 means side; with 通路 it means the aisle side.
通路側の席が便利です。
An aisle seat is convenient.
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 request ending. Say 'o-ne-ga-i shi-mas'.
これをお願いします。
This one, 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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