How to Say ‘I would like an aisle seat.’ 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-gai shee mahs]
Phrase Breakdown
通路
tsuuro
[tsoo-roh]
aisle
The walkway between seat rows.
通路側の席をお願いします。
An aisle seat, please.
側
gawa
[gah-wah]
side
側 means side; together it forms 'aisle side'.
通路側の席をお願いします。
An aisle seat, please.
の
no
[noh]
of
の links the description to the noun seat.
通路側の席をお願いします。
An aisle seat, please.
席
seki
[seh-kee]
seat
A place to sit at the venue.
通路側の席をお願いします。
An aisle seat, please.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
を marks the thing being requested.
通路側の席をお願いします。
An aisle seat, please.
お
o
[oh]
honorific prefix
お adds politeness to the request expression.
通路側の席をお願いします。
An aisle seat, please.
願い
negai
[neh-gai]
request / wish
願い is part of お願いします, a polite request phrase.
通路側の席をお願いします。
An aisle seat, please.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is part of the polite verb します.
通路側の席をお願いします。
An aisle seat, please.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
ます makes the request polite.
通路側の席をお願いします。
An aisle seat, please.
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